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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 712 · 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.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) sun (b) king (c) well
  5. 5.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) The moon, round and white (c) A frog on a leaf
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – shell (b) tell – shell (c) tell – fly
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – high (b) frog – high (c) fly – plain
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  10. 10.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) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) swish (b) jog (c) ring
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) knee (b) balloon (c) rain
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) noon (b) guitar (c) bed
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  17. 17.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) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Rain taps on the roof
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – head (b) bed – head (c) bed – spoon
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) my (b) key (c) house
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – dog (b) fun – dog (c) frog – my
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – fly (b) sky – fly (c) sky – swing
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – dog (b) log – sing (c) log – dog
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – bake (b) cake – note (c) cake – bake
  24. 24.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – knee (b) bee – moon (c) bee – knee
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) bright (b) knee (c) ring
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) well (b) bold (c) car
  31. 31.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) Soft snow on the hills (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) A frog on a leaf
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) house (b) bold (c) wish
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – day (b) tray – noon (c) tray – day
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) fish (b) sea (c) cat
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – jar (b) star – rake (c) red – jar

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. 5
  3. 4
  4. king
  5. Paper boats sail down the drain
  6. tell – shell
  7. 2
  8. fly – high
  9. A cat on the wall
  10. Monsoon clouds roll in
  11. swish
  12. 5
  13. balloon
  14. noon
  15. 3
  16. 2
  17. The baby laughs at the moon
  18. bed – head
  19. key
  20. frog – dog
  21. sky – fly
  22. log – dog
  23. cake – bake
  24. Waves kiss the warm sand
  25. 1
  26. 7
  27. bee – knee
  28. 3
  29. ring
  30. well
  31. Children splash in muddy lanes
  32. 3
  33. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  34. house
  35. 7
  36. 5
  37. tray – day
  38. cat
  39. 2
  40. star – jar

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