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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 723 · 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) Rain taps on the roof (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) The dry leaves whisper
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) bell (b) sky (c) hook
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) run (b) brain (c) night
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) cake (b) gold (c) dog
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) cake (b) wish (c) night
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) Morning bells ring out (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) brain (b) red (c) house
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “goat”? (a) boat (b) night (c) red
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – bright (b) white – bold (c) tray – bright
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – cat (b) sun – dish (c) fish – dish
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) cake (b) wish (c) boat
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  15. 15.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) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) star (b) fold (c) noon
  20. 20.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) The old banyan tree (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) fog (b) red (c) brain
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) bat (b) cook (c) jar
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) brain (b) cook (c) fly
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – night (b) key – night (c) bright – shell
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) one (b) day (c) bed
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – sky (b) pie – blouse (c) pie – sky
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) A green parrot sings
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Bees hum near the pond
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) blouse (b) bee (c) took
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7

Answer key

  1. Green parrots chatter all day
  2. hook
  3. brain
  4. dog
  5. wish
  6. Morning bells ring out
  7. 5
  8. house
  9. boat
  10. white – bright
  11. 3
  12. fish – dish
  13. boat
  14. 5
  15. Kites dance in the sky
  16. Diyas glow at night
  17. 7
  18. 7
  19. noon
  20. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  21. 3
  22. 5
  23. 1
  24. brain
  25. bat
  26. 3
  27. cook
  28. 7
  29. bright – night
  30. bed
  31. pie – sky
  32. 5
  33. Children splash in muddy lanes
  34. Bees hum near the pond
  35. 3
  36. bee
  37. 5
  38. 3
  39. 2
  40. 7

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