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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 585 · 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.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) bright (b) lake (c) well
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – balloon (b) float – balloon (c) noon – wing
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – cat (b) snake – bed (c) bread – bed
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – high (b) bright – high (c) pie – moon
  12. 12.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) Stars blink one by one (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) fish (b) soon (c) old
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  15. 15.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Stars blink one by one
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) head (b) goat (c) log
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) The moon, round and white (c) A frog on a leaf
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) stay (b) kite (c) float
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) balloon (b) night (c) gold
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – bright (b) bread – red (c) balloon – red
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – jog (b) mouse – jog (c) log – cat
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) goat (b) head (c) mouse
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – book (b) took – book (c) took – brain
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) Little ants march on (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  34. 34.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) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) my – wish (b) my – sky (c) guitar – sky
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) Little ants march on (c) Kites dance in the sky
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – gold (b) dog – frog (c) knee – frog
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cold – bell (b) tell – bell (c) tell – bed
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) clay (b) cake (c) well

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. bright
  3. 3
  4. 7
  5. 5
  6. 3
  7. noon – balloon
  8. Kites dance in the sky
  9. bread – bed
  10. 7
  11. pie – high
  12. The wind plays with my long hair
  13. soon
  14. A green parrot sings
  15. Stars blink one by one
  16. 2
  17. log
  18. Hot pakoras on a plate
  19. float
  20. 7
  21. gold
  22. 5
  23. 5
  24. bread – red
  25. 2
  26. log – jog
  27. 5
  28. 3
  29. head
  30. took – book
  31. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  32. Children splash in muddy lanes
  33. 5
  34. The old banyan tree
  35. my – sky
  36. The lazy cow chews and chews
  37. dog – frog
  38. tell – bell
  39. 5
  40. clay

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