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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 854 · 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) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) Stars blink one by one (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Mangoes in the sun
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  5. 5.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) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Morning bells ring out
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) A cat on the wall
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) bright (b) swish (c) well
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – hat (b) swing – wing (c) cake – wing
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) A cat on the wall
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) fog (b) tree (c) spoon
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – dog (b) dish – light (c) bright – light
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – cat (b) wing – swing (c) bread – swing
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – sing (b) ring – sing (c) ring – night
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  19. 19.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) Diyas glow at night (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) old (b) clay (c) sing
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) clay (b) gold (c) jar
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – wing (b) king – wing (c) king – cook
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  25. 25.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 kite string tugs at my hand (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) bell (b) star (c) wish
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) tray (b) sing (c) bold
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) my – knee (b) my – fly (c) blouse – fly
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) rat (b) tray (c) pie
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) ring (b) jog (c) lake
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) goat (b) bread (c) white
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) A frog on a leaf (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – dog (b) jog – dog (c) jog – white

Answer key

  1. Stars blink one by one
  2. 3
  3. Mangoes in the sun
  4. 5
  5. Morning bells ring out
  6. A cat on the wall
  7. bright
  8. swing – wing
  9. Peacocks spread their tails
  10. The baby laughs at the moon
  11. tree
  12. bright – light
  13. 7
  14. 5
  15. 2
  16. wing – swing
  17. ring – sing
  18. 5
  19. Diyas glow at night
  20. sing
  21. clay
  22. 1
  23. king – wing
  24. 2
  25. Waves kiss the warm sand
  26. wish
  27. bold
  28. my – fly
  29. pie
  30. 5
  31. 2
  32. lake
  33. Clouds drift past the hill
  34. 3
  35. 7
  36. bread
  37. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  38. 4
  39. 7
  40. jog – dog

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