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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 587 · 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:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) Kites dance in the sky
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – high (b) night – hook (c) look – hook
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – head (b) soon – sing (c) swing – sing
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) fish (b) coat (c) guitar
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) white (b) dish (c) ring
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  9. 9.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) Rain taps on the roof (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) look (b) mat (c) bell
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) moon (b) brain (c) dish
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  14. 14.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) A frog on a leaf (c) Diyas glow at night
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – cat (b) hat – bright (c) hat – cat
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) hat (b) wing (c) kite
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) light (b) brain (c) note
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) hook (b) house (c) fold
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – ring (b) wing – ring (c) wing – one
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – frog (b) soon – spoon (c) bake – spoon
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) A frog on a leaf
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – sky (b) fold – cold (c) lake – cold
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – log (b) fog – shed (c) bun – log
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “fun”? (a) soon (b) sun (c) fish
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) hook (b) log (c) moon
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) cat (b) fly (c) snake
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – sing (b) king – red (c) white – sing
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – car (b) jar – car (c) jar – bake
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) old (b) sing (c) sea
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) Stars blink one by one (c) The puddles shine like mirrors

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. Children splash in muddy lanes
  3. look – hook
  4. swing – sing
  5. guitar
  6. ring
  7. 1
  8. 4
  9. Rain taps on the roof
  10. 5
  11. mat
  12. dish
  13. 5
  14. Hot pakoras on a plate
  15. hat – cat
  16. wing
  17. 3
  18. 5
  19. light
  20. Monsoon clouds roll in
  21. Bees hum near the pond
  22. Mangoes in the sun
  23. house
  24. wing – ring
  25. 5
  26. 7
  27. soon – spoon
  28. 5
  29. The kite string tugs at my hand
  30. fold – cold
  31. fog – log
  32. 7
  33. sun
  34. 3
  35. log
  36. fly
  37. king – sing
  38. jar – car
  39. sing
  40. Stars blink one by one

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