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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 841 · 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.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – moon (b) chain – swing (c) sing – swing
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) The old banyan tree
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) tell (b) white (c) fish
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) The old banyan tree
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) brain (b) fold (c) soon
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – head (b) bed – plain (c) fold – head
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Kites dance in the sky
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) A green parrot sings (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – dog (b) knee – dog (c) jog – night
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) brain (b) soon (c) well
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) kite (b) cat (c) train
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  24. 24.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) Clouds drift past the hill (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – soon (b) balloon – blouse (c) balloon – soon
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) plain (b) blouse (c) float
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) one – rat (b) mat – rat (c) mat – clay
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – play (b) day – play (c) day – bat
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  31. 31.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) Diyas glow at night (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – bee (b) key – bee (c) key – clay
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) boat (b) brain (c) fish
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) bold (b) cake (c) dish
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) key (b) cake (c) sing

Answer key

  1. sing – swing
  2. 7
  3. 7
  4. Hot pakoras on a plate
  5. white
  6. 5
  7. 1
  8. The old banyan tree
  9. soon
  10. 3
  11. 3
  12. bed – head
  13. Kites dance in the sky
  14. 7
  15. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  16. jog – dog
  17. 2
  18. 3
  19. The dry leaves whisper
  20. 2
  21. soon
  22. kite
  23. Monsoon clouds roll in
  24. The lazy cow chews and chews
  25. 3
  26. balloon – soon
  27. blouse
  28. mat – rat
  29. day – play
  30. 2
  31. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  32. 3
  33. Waves kiss the warm sand
  34. key – bee
  35. 4
  36. brain
  37. dish
  38. 3
  39. 3
  40. cake

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