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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 632 · 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 “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) A cat on the wall
  4. 4.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) Rain taps on the roof (c) The moon, round and white
  5. 5.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) The old banyan tree (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – fold (b) sing – boat (c) note – boat
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) cat (b) moon (c) dish
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) star (b) goat (c) dog
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – run (b) bright – run (c) sun – look
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) night (b) blouse (c) smell
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) cat (b) soon (c) note
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) hook (b) key (c) fold
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) bed (b) noon (c) my
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) shell (b) mat (c) head
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  23. 23.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) Hot chai in a cup (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – plain (b) sing – plain (c) rain – wish
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) frog (b) cake (c) plain
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – rain (b) blouse – house (c) goat – house
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Rain taps on the roof
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) red (b) fog (c) moon
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – pie (b) my – pie (c) my – book
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – kite (b) bed – kite (c) night – stay
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Little ants march on
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) far (b) spoon (c) bed
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  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) Diyas glow at night (c) Waves carry shells to the shore

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 3
  3. A cat on the wall
  4. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  5. The old banyan tree
  6. 3
  7. note – boat
  8. dish
  9. Bees hum near the pond
  10. 7
  11. 2
  12. star
  13. 7
  14. 5
  15. sun – run
  16. blouse
  17. cat
  18. 7
  19. hook
  20. bed
  21. mat
  22. 2
  23. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  24. 7
  25. 4
  26. rain – plain
  27. 7
  28. plain
  29. blouse – house
  30. 3
  31. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  32. 3
  33. 2
  34. fog
  35. my – pie
  36. night – kite
  37. Little ants march on
  38. spoon
  39. 5
  40. Diyas glow at night

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