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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 777 · 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:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – fold (b) gold – coat (c) my – fold
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – book (b) bee – goat (c) coat – goat
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) frog (b) plain (c) lake
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) The old banyan tree
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Rain taps on the roof
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) lake (b) shell (c) bold
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) high – cake (b) log – fly (c) high – fly
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – train (b) wish – bake (c) rake – bake
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – dog (b) knee – light (c) night – light
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) tell (b) car (c) boat
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) swish (b) float (c) bed
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) plain (b) float (c) hook
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) moon (b) car (c) plain
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) lake (b) pie (c) car
  28. 28.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) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) A cat on the wall
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – snake (b) key – tree (c) log – tree
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) rain (b) dish (c) lake
  35. 35.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) A frog on a leaf (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) A frog on a leaf (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) brain (b) key (c) red
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – moon (b) noon – wing (c) noon – moon
  40. 40.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) Morning bells ring out (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. 7
  3. gold – fold
  4. 5
  5. The baby laughs at the moon
  6. The dry leaves whisper
  7. coat – goat
  8. plain
  9. 5
  10. 3
  11. 7
  12. 7
  13. The old banyan tree
  14. Rain taps on the roof
  15. lake
  16. high – fly
  17. 7
  18. rake – bake
  19. 3
  20. night – light
  21. tell
  22. 5
  23. swish
  24. 1
  25. float
  26. plain
  27. pie
  28. Paper boats sail down the drain
  29. 2
  30. 3
  31. 5
  32. key – tree
  33. 4
  34. lake
  35. A frog on a leaf
  36. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  37. key
  38. 5
  39. noon – moon
  40. Morning bells ring out

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