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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 713 · 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 MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – kite (b) bold – gold (c) moon – gold
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) guitar (b) old (c) well
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) bold (b) cook (c) spoon
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – blouse (b) shell – smell (c) sea – smell
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) coat (b) stay (c) bell
  8. 8.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) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  9. 9.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) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Rain taps on the roof
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – fun (b) house – blouse (c) wish – blouse
  12. 12.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) Mangoes in the sun (c) The temple bells ring softly
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – hat (b) mat – hat (c) mat – fold
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) sun (b) shell (c) noon
  16. 16.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) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Diyas glow at night
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – bed (b) head – bed (c) head – night
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) knee (b) moon (c) blouse
  21. 21.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) A cat on the wall (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) jar (b) knee (c) dish
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  26. 26.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) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  28. 28.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) The old banyan tree (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) cook (b) mouse (c) cake
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – bake (b) lake – bread (c) lake – bake
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – fog (b) log – boat (c) log – fog
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – look (b) took – look (c) took – boat
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – rain (b) look – took (c) star – took
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – cold (b) old – tree (c) old – cold
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – bell (b) tell – fly (c) tell – bell
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – old (b) fold – fish (c) sky – old

Answer key

  1. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  2. bold – gold
  3. old
  4. spoon
  5. 5
  6. shell – smell
  7. stay
  8. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  9. Hot pakoras on a plate
  10. 7
  11. house – blouse
  12. The temple bells ring softly
  13. 3
  14. mat – hat
  15. noon
  16. Waves carry shells to the shore
  17. 4
  18. head – bed
  19. 3
  20. knee
  21. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  22. 3
  23. jar
  24. 3
  25. Kites dance in the sky
  26. Clouds drift past the hill
  27. 5
  28. The old banyan tree
  29. 7
  30. 2
  31. mouse
  32. 3
  33. lake – bake
  34. log – fog
  35. took – look
  36. look – took
  37. 4
  38. old – cold
  39. tell – bell
  40. fold – old

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