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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 708 · 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.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) Stars blink one by one (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – dog (b) frog – dog (c) frog – cake
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) car (b) well (c) light
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) train (b) sea (c) boat
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  10. 10.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) Peacocks spread their tails
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) jog (b) well (c) far
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – wing (b) cold – wing (c) sing – hat
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) tray (b) wish (c) wing
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – lake (b) smell – tell (c) one – tell
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) hat (b) white (c) took
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – swing (b) sing – swing (c) sing – mouse
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) The moon, round and white (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – wish (b) dish – sea (c) dish – wish
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) note (b) kite (c) dish
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) swish (b) knee (c) frog
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) float (b) wing (c) wish
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – my (b) sky – ring (c) sky – my
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – bed (b) mat – soon (c) noon – soon
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – red (b) soon – spoon (c) fly – spoon
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) train (b) moon (c) old
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) A green parrot sings (c) Kites dance in the sky
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – float (b) bell – one (c) bun – one
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) bed (b) clay (c) soon
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – tell (b) bright – tell (c) well – bee
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) The old banyan tree (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) mat (b) note (c) rake

Answer key

  1. Stars blink one by one
  2. 5
  3. frog – dog
  4. light
  5. 5
  6. 3
  7. sea
  8. 7
  9. 3
  10. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  11. jog
  12. 5
  13. sing – wing
  14. tray
  15. 2
  16. 3
  17. smell – tell
  18. 5
  19. white
  20. sing – swing
  21. The moon, round and white
  22. 3
  23. dish – wish
  24. kite
  25. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  26. frog
  27. wing
  28. 5
  29. sky – my
  30. noon – soon
  31. soon – spoon
  32. 5
  33. old
  34. 7
  35. Waves carry shells to the shore
  36. bun – one
  37. bed
  38. well – tell
  39. The lazy cow chews and chews
  40. note

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