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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 783 · 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:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) brain (b) look (c) day
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Soft snow on the hills
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) play (b) old (c) dish
  6. 6.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) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) A cat on the wall
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – wish (b) swish – key (c) swish – wish
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) bun (b) king (c) log
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – smell (b) tell – smell (c) tell – bread
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Diyas glow at night (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  16. 16.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) Green parrots chatter all day (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – coat (b) gold – coat (c) boat – hook
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – stay (b) blouse – mouse (c) plain – mouse
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) tray (b) bold (c) sky
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Stars blink one by one (c) The old banyan tree
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – snake (b) rake – bell (c) rake – snake
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) ring (b) knee (c) bake
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  27. 27.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 kite string tugs at my hand (c) Stars blink one by one
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – sing (b) bake – sing (c) ring – rain
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – boat (b) float – bee (c) cat – boat
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – soon (b) dish – tree (c) sea – tree
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) hook (b) red (c) bee
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – jog (b) note – rain (c) train – rain
  39. 39.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) Diyas glow at night (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Mangoes in the sun

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. day
  3. 3
  4. Soft snow on the hills
  5. play
  6. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  7. 7
  8. 4
  9. swish – wish
  10. 3
  11. king
  12. tell – smell
  13. Diyas glow at night
  14. 5
  15. 2
  16. Little ants march on
  17. 1
  18. 5
  19. boat – coat
  20. blouse – mouse
  21. sky
  22. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  23. rake – snake
  24. knee
  25. 5
  26. 3
  27. Stars blink one by one
  28. ring – sing
  29. float – boat
  30. 4
  31. sea – tree
  32. 2
  33. 5
  34. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  35. 5
  36. 7
  37. red
  38. train – rain
  39. The wind plays with my long hair
  40. The kite string tugs at my hand

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