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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 85 · 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 word rhymes with “fun”? (a) bun (b) tree (c) day
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Diyas glow at night (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) fish (b) wing (c) shell
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – train (b) jog – swish (c) dish – swish
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Rain taps on the roof
  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) The dry leaves whisper (c) Diyas glow at night
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – plain (b) head – key (c) tree – key
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “clay”? (a) noon (b) star (c) tray
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) fog (b) bee (c) moon
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – house (b) blouse – house (c) blouse – ring
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  17. 17.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) Stars blink one by one (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – hat (b) play – stay (c) cold – stay
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) A green parrot sings
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) high (b) hat (c) swish
  22. 22.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) The temple bells ring softly (c) Bees hum near the pond
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  24. 24.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) Mangoes in the sun (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) jog (b) look (c) rake
  28. 28.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – fog (b) smell – kite (c) white – kite
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) clay (b) cake (c) well
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – train (b) plain – cold (c) plain – train
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) clay – fish (b) night – tray (c) clay – tray
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – bat (b) rat – car (c) rat – bat
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7

Answer key

  1. bun
  2. 5
  3. 3
  4. Diyas glow at night
  5. wing
  6. dish – swish
  7. Rain taps on the roof
  8. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  9. 7
  10. 2
  11. tree – key
  12. tray
  13. bee
  14. 7
  15. blouse – house
  16. 5
  17. Stars blink one by one
  18. play – stay
  19. 4
  20. A green parrot sings
  21. swish
  22. Bees hum near the pond
  23. 5
  24. Hot pakoras on a plate
  25. 4
  26. Monsoon clouds roll in
  27. look
  28. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  29. 5
  30. white – kite
  31. clay
  32. plain – train
  33. 2
  34. 2
  35. clay – tray
  36. rat – bat
  37. 7
  38. 5
  39. 7
  40. 7

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