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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 786 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) bed (b) sea (c) jar
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) boat (b) ring (c) sun
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) bat (b) far (c) sun
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) tree (b) lake (c) head
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – snake (b) hat – cat (c) wish – cat
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – wish (b) fly – plain (c) rain – plain
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  12. 12.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) Mangoes in the sun (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) The old banyan tree
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – bread (b) cold – look (c) cook – look
  16. 16.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) Kites dance in the sky (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) knee (b) well (c) wing
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) A cat on the wall
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Mangoes in the sun
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  23. 23.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Kites dance in the sky
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) brain (b) soon (c) hat
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) cook (b) shell (c) old
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) hat (b) sky (c) stay
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) old (b) rake (c) balloon
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) The moon, round and white (c) Morning bells ring out
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) my (b) moon (c) bell
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) kite (b) bun (c) note
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – mouse (b) bread – mouse (c) house – bell
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  35. 35.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) Kites dance in the sky (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) book (b) shell (c) cat
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Diyas glow at night
  39. 39.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) Little ants march on (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) pie (b) coat (c) mat

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. jar
  3. sun
  4. bat
  5. tree
  6. 5
  7. Diyas glow at night
  8. hat – cat
  9. 3
  10. rain – plain
  11. 3
  12. Children splash in muddy lanes
  13. The old banyan tree
  14. 3
  15. cook – look
  16. The kite string tugs at my hand
  17. 5
  18. knee
  19. The wind plays with my long hair
  20. 2
  21. Mangoes in the sun
  22. 5
  23. Kites dance in the sky
  24. brain
  25. 3
  26. old
  27. hat
  28. rake
  29. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  30. 5
  31. bell
  32. note
  33. house – mouse
  34. 5
  35. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  36. book
  37. 2
  38. Waves carry shells to the shore
  39. The lazy cow chews and chews
  40. coat

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