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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 717 · 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) Green parrots chatter all day (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) The moon, round and white
  2. 2.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) Little ants march on (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) bread (b) well (c) moon
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) wish (b) balloon (c) look
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  7. 7.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) A frog on a leaf (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  8. 8.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) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) guitar (b) fun (c) snake
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  11. 11.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) Rain taps on the roof (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – fog (b) book – cook (c) bake – cook
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  15. 15.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) Soft snow on the hills (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – plain (b) train – plain (c) train – fog
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) pie (b) snake (c) run
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “goat”? (a) bee (b) ring (c) coat
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) bell (b) house (c) tree
  23. 23.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) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Stars blink one by one
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (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) Green parrots chatter all day (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) chain (b) ring (c) rake
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) rain (b) boat (c) balloon
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – light (b) guitar – far (c) snake – far
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – key (b) dog – ring (c) swing – ring
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – tray (b) play – bed (c) plain – tray
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) cat (b) high (c) boat
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) knee (b) rake (c) dog
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – soon (b) bed – soon (c) moon – night
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – jog (b) gold – took (c) book – took
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) brain (b) king (c) log
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. Green parrots chatter all day
  2. Little ants march on
  3. well
  4. 1
  5. look
  6. 3
  7. Paper boats sail down the drain
  8. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  9. fun
  10. 4
  11. Children splash in muddy lanes
  12. 5
  13. book – cook
  14. 3
  15. The puddles shine like mirrors
  16. train – plain
  17. 5
  18. run
  19. 3
  20. coat
  21. 5
  22. tree
  23. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  24. 5
  25. Peacocks spread their tails
  26. ring
  27. rain
  28. guitar – far
  29. swing – ring
  30. play – tray
  31. cat
  32. 5
  33. dog
  34. 5
  35. moon – soon
  36. 7
  37. 2
  38. book – took
  39. log
  40. 5

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