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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 758 · 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:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – my (b) pie – clay (c) white – my
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – far (b) run – mouse (c) blouse – mouse
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) blouse (b) bell (c) wish
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) sun (b) moon (c) cat
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – cat (b) smell – house (c) blouse – house
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) The dry leaves whisper
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) my (b) fold (c) cook
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – white (b) rain – white (c) light – far
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – bed (b) gold – light (c) kite – light
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) house (b) fold (c) bell
  21. 21.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Kites dance in the sky
  22. 22.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 lazy cow chews and chews (c) Kites dance in the sky
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Little ants march on
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – cold (b) hook – book (c) bat – book
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) star (b) rat (c) bell
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) sky (b) house (c) one
  28. 28.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) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) The dry leaves whisper
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) house (b) boat (c) pie
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) The old banyan tree
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – chain (b) brain – lake (c) brain – chain
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Mangoes in the sun
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – cat (b) hat – bee (c) hat – cat
  38. 38.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) Stars blink one by one (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  39. 39.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) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Morning bells ring out
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. pie – my
  3. blouse – mouse
  4. bell
  5. cat
  6. blouse – house
  7. 7
  8. Waves carry shells to the shore
  9. 5
  10. 2
  11. my
  12. 3
  13. Mangoes in the sun
  14. light – white
  15. 3
  16. 2
  17. 4
  18. kite – light
  19. 3
  20. fold
  21. Children splash in muddy lanes
  22. Kites dance in the sky
  23. 5
  24. The temple bells ring softly
  25. hook – book
  26. bell
  27. one
  28. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  29. pie
  30. The kite string tugs at my hand
  31. 3
  32. 2
  33. brain – chain
  34. 5
  35. 7
  36. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  37. hat – cat
  38. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  39. Morning bells ring out
  40. 2

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