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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 636 · 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 “sun”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  3. 3.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) The old banyan tree (c) Stars blink one by one
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Stars blink one by one (c) Diyas glow at night
  5. 5.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) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Soft snow on the hills
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – kite (b) white – fun (c) white – kite
  7. 7.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) The old banyan tree
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) lake (b) plain (c) knee
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) Morning bells ring out
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  13. 13.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) Morning bells ring out (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) bake (b) wish (c) star
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) day (b) mat (c) swish
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – bun (b) took – soon (c) balloon – soon
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – ring (b) sing – ring (c) sing – tree
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – tell (b) goat – coat (c) bright – coat
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – sky (b) plain – train (c) soon – train
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) spoon (b) mouse (c) bright
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – play (b) clay – play (c) clay – goat
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – shell (b) tell – shell (c) tell – snake
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – cook (b) house – cook (c) book – bed
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Rain taps on the roof
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) my (b) bun (c) fish
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – wish (b) dish – play (c) high – wish
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) smell (b) fly (c) rake
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – cold (b) fold – hat (c) star – cold
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) white (b) fish (c) bee
  37. 37.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) The moon, round and white (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – bat (b) wing – bat (c) mat – bell
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) The moon, round and white (c) Mangoes in the sun

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 7
  3. The puddles shine like mirrors
  4. Paper boats sail down the drain
  5. Soft snow on the hills
  6. white – kite
  7. The old banyan tree
  8. knee
  9. 2
  10. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  11. 2
  12. 5
  13. Morning bells ring out
  14. bake
  15. 3
  16. day
  17. 7
  18. balloon – soon
  19. sing – ring
  20. goat – coat
  21. 7
  22. 3
  23. plain – train
  24. bright
  25. 7
  26. clay – play
  27. tell – shell
  28. 3
  29. book – cook
  30. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  31. bun
  32. dish – wish
  33. fly
  34. fold – cold
  35. 5
  36. bee
  37. The moon, round and white
  38. 7
  39. mat – bat
  40. The temple bells ring softly

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