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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 620 · 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 “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  2. 2.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 lazy cow chews and chews (c) Hot chai in a cup
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) A cat on the wall (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) float (b) king (c) blouse
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – play (b) dish – play (c) day – night
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) far (b) bat (c) mouse
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) key (b) cold (c) shed
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) cake (b) night (c) bee
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – bee (b) tray – day (c) car – day
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – bee (b) red – bed (c) bat – bed
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Kites dance in the sky
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) The old banyan tree
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) star (b) house (c) cold
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) fold (b) blouse (c) dish
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) swing (b) my (c) red
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) king (b) well (c) fish
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) Stars blink one by one (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) bee (b) wish (c) day
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – run (b) mouse – run (c) fun – old
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) balloon (b) bake (c) cat
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – ring (b) sing – well (c) jar – ring
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) bee (b) took (c) bread
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  37. 37.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) Morning bells ring out (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – bee (b) sea – blouse (c) dish – bee
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – blouse (b) sing – sky (c) pie – sky

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. The lazy cow chews and chews
  3. The kite string tugs at my hand
  4. king
  5. 2
  6. day – play
  7. mouse
  8. cold
  9. night
  10. tray – day
  11. 7
  12. red – bed
  13. Kites dance in the sky
  14. The old banyan tree
  15. star
  16. 5
  17. 3
  18. 3
  19. dish
  20. 3
  21. my
  22. Hot chai in a cup
  23. 5
  24. fish
  25. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  26. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  27. day
  28. 5
  29. fun – run
  30. 7
  31. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  32. bake
  33. 7
  34. sing – ring
  35. bread
  36. 5
  37. Morning bells ring out
  38. 5
  39. sea – bee
  40. pie – sky

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