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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 815 · 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 FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) A cat on the wall
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) log (b) rat (c) fly
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  5. 5.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) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Mangoes in the sun
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “clay”? (a) run (b) log (c) play
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – play (b) day – log (c) snake – play
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) bun (b) kite (c) hat
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  10. 10.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) The wind plays with my long hair (c) A green parrot sings
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (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) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) The old banyan tree
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – white (b) shed – fun (c) sun – fun
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – spoon (b) hat – spoon (c) balloon – plain
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – high (b) swing – bell (c) smell – bell
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) rat (b) float (c) mouse
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) stay (b) sea (c) shell
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – my (b) sky – knee (c) bell – my
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) house (b) fly (c) far
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) brain (b) pie (c) key
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – cook (b) hook – knee (c) hook – cook
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – bed (b) red – bed (c) red – goat
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) one (b) bright (c) tree
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  32. 32.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) Little ants march on (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – plain (b) rain – snake (c) tree – plain
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) dog (b) rake (c) white
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) The dry leaves whisper
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) train (b) rat (c) hook
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) one (b) rain (c) book

Answer key

  1. A cat on the wall
  2. rat
  3. 2
  4. 7
  5. Mangoes in the sun
  6. play
  7. day – play
  8. kite
  9. 4
  10. The wind plays with my long hair
  11. 1
  12. 7
  13. The old banyan tree
  14. sun – fun
  15. balloon – spoon
  16. 2
  17. smell – bell
  18. rat
  19. sea
  20. sky – my
  21. 3
  22. house
  23. 5
  24. brain
  25. 7
  26. 1
  27. Monsoon clouds roll in
  28. hook – cook
  29. red – bed
  30. one
  31. Stars blink one by one
  32. The lazy cow chews and chews
  33. 3
  34. rain – plain
  35. dog
  36. 2
  37. The dry leaves whisper
  38. train
  39. 3
  40. one

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