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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 788 · 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 “peacock”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  3. 3.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) The dry leaves whisper (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) snake (b) shed (c) coat
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – train (b) brain – tray (c) brain – train
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) The temple bells ring softly
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) noon (b) boat (c) dog
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (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 lazy cow chews and chews (b) A green parrot sings (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  14. 14.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Soft snow on the hills
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – cat (b) white – night (c) book – night
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – frog (b) dog – one (c) dog – frog
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  21. 21.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) Mangoes in the sun (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  24. 24.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) Green parrots chatter all day (c) The moon, round and white
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – rain (b) train – rain (c) train – hat
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) moon (b) play (c) bright
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – high (b) bun – frog (c) fog – frog
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) knee (b) look (c) fish
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) swish (b) sing (c) day
  32. 32.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) Mangoes in the sun (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) ring (b) dog (c) noon
  35. 35.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) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) kite (b) key (c) smell
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) pie (b) ring (c) cat
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) cold (b) bee (c) book
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) dog (b) bun (c) lake

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 4
  3. Paper boats sail down the drain
  4. 3
  5. 5
  6. snake
  7. 3
  8. brain – train
  9. 5
  10. Peacocks spread their tails
  11. boat
  12. 7
  13. A green parrot sings
  14. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  15. white – night
  16. 5
  17. dog – frog
  18. 2
  19. 5
  20. 7
  21. Waves carry shells to the shore
  22. 3
  23. 7
  24. The moon, round and white
  25. train – rain
  26. bright
  27. fog – frog
  28. A cat on the wall
  29. 3
  30. look
  31. sing
  32. Mangoes in the sun
  33. 3
  34. ring
  35. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  36. kite
  37. 1
  38. cat
  39. cold
  40. lake

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