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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 609 · 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 MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) A frog on a leaf
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) old (b) star (c) brain
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – wish (b) brain – boat (c) note – boat
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – old (b) brain – rain (c) jog – rain
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Stars blink one by one
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – wish (b) cook – noon (c) spoon – noon
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) A frog on a leaf (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) play (b) soon (c) cook
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) one (b) house (c) wish
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Little ants march on
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  15. 15.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) A cat on the wall (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) snake (b) tell (c) light
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) chain (b) swing (c) bake
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – sun (b) run – log (c) rake – sun
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) noon (b) hat (c) rake
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) house (b) light (c) pie
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) A cat on the wall
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – swish (b) dish – swish (c) dish – king
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) dish (b) boat (c) shell
  34. 34.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) Morning bells ring out (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) cake (b) wing (c) bat
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – old (b) fold – took (c) fold – old
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – play (b) day – bee (c) day – play

Answer key

  1. The kite string tugs at my hand
  2. brain
  3. 7
  4. note – boat
  5. brain – rain
  6. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  7. spoon – noon
  8. 5
  9. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  10. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  11. play
  12. wish
  13. Hot pakoras on a plate
  14. 5
  15. A cat on the wall
  16. snake
  17. 5
  18. 4
  19. 5
  20. 2
  21. bake
  22. run – sun
  23. rake
  24. 4
  25. light
  26. 3
  27. 3
  28. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  29. 1
  30. 1
  31. dish – swish
  32. 5
  33. dish
  34. Morning bells ring out
  35. 3
  36. bat
  37. Peacocks spread their tails
  38. 5
  39. fold – old
  40. day – play

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