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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 74 · 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) A green parrot sings (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) old (b) rake (c) rat
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) blouse (b) snake (c) kite
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) light (b) red (c) rat
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) rat (b) bake (c) rain
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) fog (b) spoon (c) shell
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) A frog on a leaf
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) The old banyan tree
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) gold (b) lake (c) my
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  17. 17.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) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) stay (b) jar (c) mat
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) well (b) ring (c) goat
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – lake (b) cold – balloon (c) spoon – balloon
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – dish (b) wish – bold (c) wish – dish
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Kites dance in the sky
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “fun”? (a) one (b) cat (c) blouse
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) smell (b) book (c) cake
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) The temple bells ring softly
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) ring (b) jog (c) look
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – book (b) swing – sing (c) brain – sing
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) kite (b) fish (c) train
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – bold (b) well – bold (c) gold – cat
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Stars blink one by one
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – blouse (b) mouse – swish (c) mouse – blouse
  37. 37.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) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Rain taps on the roof
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  39. 39.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) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. A green parrot sings
  2. rat
  3. 1
  4. 3
  5. blouse
  6. Rain taps on the roof
  7. red
  8. 2
  9. bake
  10. spoon
  11. A frog on a leaf
  12. 3
  13. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  14. 4
  15. my
  16. 7
  17. The wind plays with my long hair
  18. jar
  19. 5
  20. goat
  21. spoon – balloon
  22. wish – dish
  23. Kites dance in the sky
  24. one
  25. 5
  26. 7
  27. smell
  28. Monsoon clouds roll in
  29. jog
  30. swing – sing
  31. fish
  32. gold – bold
  33. The puddles shine like mirrors
  34. 5
  35. 3
  36. mouse – blouse
  37. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  38. 7
  39. The kite string tugs at my hand
  40. 2

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