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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 677 · 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.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – fly (b) play – clay (c) head – clay
  2. 2.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Soft snow on the hills
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – blouse (b) kite – fly (c) sky – fly
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – car (b) star – wish (c) dog – car
  8. 8.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 lazy cow chews and chews (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  9. 9.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) Green parrots chatter all day (c) The moon, round and white
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) note (b) cake (c) book
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – run (b) smell – run (c) fun – mouse
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) pie (b) soon (c) boat
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  16. 16.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) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Little ants march on
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “fun”? (a) cat (b) fly (c) one
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) smell (b) wing (c) moon
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) knee (b) gold (c) sing
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – night (b) shed – bread (c) boat – bread
  21. 21.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) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – day (b) run – tell (c) well – tell
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  24. 24.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) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Mangoes in the sun
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) swing (b) my (c) night
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – moon (b) spoon – knee (c) sky – moon
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) rake (b) red (c) pie
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) look (b) house (c) jog
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) swing (b) shed (c) sun
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) key (b) blouse (c) book
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) bat (b) head (c) light
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) bright (b) sky (c) dog
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – cat (b) rake – cat (c) rat – play
  39. 39.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) Mangoes in the sun (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) snake (b) far (c) fog

Answer key

  1. play – clay
  2. Soft snow on the hills
  3. 4
  4. sky – fly
  5. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  6. 4
  7. star – car
  8. Stars blink one by one
  9. Green parrots chatter all day
  10. cake
  11. fun – run
  12. boat
  13. 5
  14. 2
  15. Clouds drift past the hill
  16. Little ants march on
  17. one
  18. moon
  19. sing
  20. shed – bread
  21. Monsoon clouds roll in
  22. well – tell
  23. 1
  24. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  25. 4
  26. 5
  27. my
  28. spoon – moon
  29. rake
  30. house
  31. sun
  32. 1
  33. book
  34. 7
  35. light
  36. 5
  37. bright
  38. rat – cat
  39. The temple bells ring softly
  40. fog

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