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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 760 · 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:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) train (b) tray (c) mat
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) bed (b) boat (c) guitar
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) high (b) bold (c) hook
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – blouse (b) bat – cat (c) sky – cat
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) well (b) car (c) blouse
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) pie (b) snake (c) swing
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) Morning bells ring out (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) A frog on a leaf
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – key (b) balloon – noon (c) wing – noon
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) Morning bells ring out (c) Kites dance in the sky
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) hook (b) plain (c) cold
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) rake (b) bold (c) chain
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) plain (b) car (c) clay
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – cold (b) jog – cold (c) fold – soon
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Stars blink one by one (c) The moon, round and white
  24. 24.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) The old banyan tree (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) dish (b) mouse (c) night
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – mouse (b) house – hat (c) house – mouse
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – shed (b) bread – sky (c) bread – shed
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – kite (b) light – blouse (c) snake – kite
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – play (b) clay – white (c) clay – play
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) bake (b) bread (c) kite
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – log (b) kite – white (c) wish – white
  36. 36.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) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – cat (b) hat – soon (c) day – cat
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  40. 40.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) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Stars blink one by one

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. train
  3. 7
  4. bed
  5. 2
  6. high
  7. bat – cat
  8. 2
  9. blouse
  10. pie
  11. The temple bells ring softly
  12. 7
  13. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  14. 3
  15. balloon – noon
  16. 5
  17. The baby laughs at the moon
  18. cold
  19. bold
  20. plain
  21. fold – cold
  22. 1
  23. Paper boats sail down the drain
  24. Waves carry shells to the shore
  25. 7
  26. dish
  27. Little ants march on
  28. house – mouse
  29. bread – shed
  30. 3
  31. light – kite
  32. clay – play
  33. kite
  34. 5
  35. kite – white
  36. Waves kiss the warm sand
  37. hat – cat
  38. 3
  39. Morning bells ring out
  40. A tiny snail climbs the wall

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