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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 603 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Rain taps on the roof
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) knee (b) clay (c) balloon
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – noon (b) run – fun (c) tray – fun
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) book (b) rake (c) king
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – bed (b) shed – bed (c) shed – wing
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – tree (b) knee – tree (c) knee – light
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – sun (b) king – stay (c) tray – stay
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – white (b) cook – book (c) dish – book
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – jog (b) tree – jog (c) frog – cat
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) Diyas glow at night (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) swish (b) tree (c) sing
  26. 26.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) Diyas glow at night (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) The moon, round and white
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) swish (b) stay (c) kite
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) pie (b) swish (c) fold
  30. 30.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) The baby laughs at the moon
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  35. 35.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) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) The temple bells ring softly
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) stay (b) took (c) sing
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – cold (b) gold – bat (c) sun – cold
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) far (b) bell (c) sea

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. Rain taps on the roof
  3. balloon
  4. run – fun
  5. rake
  6. Stars blink one by one
  7. shed – bed
  8. knee – tree
  9. tray – stay
  10. 3
  11. 7
  12. 3
  13. cook – book
  14. frog – jog
  15. 2
  16. 5
  17. Diyas glow at night
  18. 7
  19. 3
  20. 7
  21. 4
  22. 4
  23. 3
  24. 7
  25. tree
  26. The wind plays with my long hair
  27. The puddles shine like mirrors
  28. swish
  29. fold
  30. The baby laughs at the moon
  31. 1
  32. 3
  33. 3
  34. 1
  35. Peacocks spread their tails
  36. Monsoon clouds roll in
  37. 5
  38. took
  39. gold – cold
  40. bell

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