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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 563 · 40 questions
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Writer's tip (Listen to the sounds): Rhymes end with the same sound: cat – hat, rain – train. A syllable is one beat: but-ter-fly has 3. A haiku has 3 lines: 5 syllables, then 7, then 5. Count every word’s beats and add them up.

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  1. 1.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Morning bells ring out (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – house (b) night – kite (c) noon – kite
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) dog (b) pie (c) brain
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) took (b) wing (c) boat
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – mat (b) wing – mat (c) bat – light
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) well (b) frog (c) mouse
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) bed (b) pie (c) cat
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – ring (b) fish – dish (c) clay – dish
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) jog (b) swish (c) bright
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cold – kite (b) cold – fold (c) sing – fold
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Mangoes in the sun
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) A frog on a leaf
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Diyas glow at night
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) moon (b) bed (c) note
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) A frog on a leaf (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) cake (b) shed (c) float
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) house (b) bold (c) hat
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – guitar (b) soon – moon (c) sun – moon
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – sing (b) swing – old (c) swing – sing
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) wing (b) bun (c) shed
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) fish (b) hook (c) clay
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) bed (b) boat (c) fly
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – fish (b) one – fish (c) swish – bold
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – bat (b) chain – rain (c) bell – rain
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) A green parrot sings
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6

Answer key

  1. Morning bells ring out
  2. night – kite
  3. pie
  4. wing
  5. bat – mat
  6. mouse
  7. Paper boats sail down the drain
  8. pie
  9. 5
  10. fish – dish
  11. swish
  12. cold – fold
  13. Peacocks spread their tails
  14. Mangoes in the sun
  15. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  16. 3
  17. Diyas glow at night
  18. bed
  19. 5
  20. A frog on a leaf
  21. 3
  22. The old banyan tree
  23. 3
  24. 7
  25. float
  26. house
  27. soon – moon
  28. 2
  29. 5
  30. swing – sing
  31. 3
  32. wing
  33. 5
  34. hook
  35. bed
  36. swish – fish
  37. chain – rain
  38. Children splash in muddy lanes
  39. A green parrot sings
  40. 7

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