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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 7 · 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 word rhymes with “log”? (a) gold (b) fog (c) smell
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – run (b) cold – cat (c) rat – cat
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) A green parrot sings
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) jar (b) swish (c) old
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  10. 10.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) A frog on a leaf (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – look (b) hook – look (c) hook – rain
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) The old banyan tree
  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) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) clay (b) key (c) cold
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – my (b) chain – my (c) sky – coat
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) kite (b) goat (c) far
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) A frog on a leaf
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Mangoes in the sun
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  25. 25.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) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – white (b) tell – sea (c) tree – sea
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – bright (b) sky – cake (c) bake – cake
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) took (b) chain (c) spoon
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Rain taps on the roof
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – night (b) white – night (c) white – dish
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) boat (b) cake (c) cat
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) swing (b) tray (c) bell
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) kite (b) stay (c) brain
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) night (b) swish (c) sun

Answer key

  1. fog
  2. rat – cat
  3. 1
  4. 7
  5. A green parrot sings
  6. jar
  7. Waves kiss the warm sand
  8. 3
  9. 3
  10. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  11. hook – look
  12. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  13. Clouds drift past the hill
  14. cold
  15. sky – my
  16. goat
  17. 1
  18. The kite string tugs at my hand
  19. 3
  20. 5
  21. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  22. 2
  23. Mangoes in the sun
  24. 5
  25. Monsoon clouds roll in
  26. 5
  27. tree – sea
  28. bake – cake
  29. chain
  30. Rain taps on the roof
  31. 4
  32. 3
  33. white – night
  34. cat
  35. 5
  36. 3
  37. 5
  38. bell
  39. stay
  40. swish

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