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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 791 · 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.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) Diyas glow at night (c) Mangoes in the sun
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) light (b) chain (c) dish
  5. 5.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) Mangoes in the sun (c) Hot chai in a cup
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) sun (b) noon (c) wish
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – cat (b) night – kite (c) sea – kite
  8. 8.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) Soft snow on the hills (c) The moon, round and white
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cold – red (b) shed – red (c) shed – bat
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) white (b) high (c) cold
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) one (b) fold (c) cat
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) boat (b) rain (c) sky
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) balloon (b) coat (c) day
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) A frog on a leaf (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) A frog on a leaf (c) A cat on the wall
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  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) Soft snow on the hills (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) cat (b) bun (c) bed
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) red (b) sky (c) fog
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) brain (b) my (c) mouse
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) wish (b) chain (c) jar
  26. 26.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) Diyas glow at night (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) dog (b) bed (c) gold
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) pie (b) rake (c) swing
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – light (b) kite – bat (c) shed – light
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – run (b) sun – hat (c) sun – run
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – tray (b) bat – far (c) jar – far
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) bell (b) my (c) guitar
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – fish (b) bold – cold (c) bun – cold
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) fun (b) jog (c) tell
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – fold (b) cold – fold (c) cold – kite
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “clay”? (a) lake (b) bee (c) stay
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  2. 4
  3. 4
  4. light
  5. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  6. wish
  7. night – kite
  8. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  9. shed – red
  10. 2
  11. high
  12. 1
  13. cat
  14. sky
  15. 5
  16. 3
  17. coat
  18. Hot pakoras on a plate
  19. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  20. 5
  21. The puddles shine like mirrors
  22. bun
  23. red
  24. brain
  25. jar
  26. Diyas glow at night
  27. 2
  28. gold
  29. swing
  30. kite – light
  31. sun – run
  32. 5
  33. jar – far
  34. guitar
  35. 3
  36. bold – cold
  37. jog
  38. cold – fold
  39. stay
  40. 5

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