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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 863 · 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 “frog”? (a) swish (b) star (c) fog
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  3. 3.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Kites dance in the sky
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) well (b) play (c) bat
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) train (b) bold (c) my
  6. 6.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) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) note (b) swish (c) key
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “clay”? (a) bee (b) tray (c) bat
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  11. 11.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) The moon, round and white (c) Morning bells ring out
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – cat (b) rat – rake (c) rat – cat
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – high (b) my – high (c) my – hat
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – clay (b) tray – fish (c) tray – clay
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) A green parrot sings (c) Morning bells ring out
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) blouse (b) guitar (c) shed
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – look (b) brain – look (c) took – coat
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  25. 25.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Stars blink one by one
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – cold (b) gold – blouse (c) gold – cold
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) play (b) bake (c) book
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) note (b) soon (c) cold
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) look (b) light (c) boat
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) stay (b) shed (c) bat
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) book (b) cake (c) tree
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – hook (b) house – hook (c) took – bake
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads

Answer key

  1. fog
  2. Children splash in muddy lanes
  3. Kites dance in the sky
  4. well
  5. my
  6. Monsoon clouds roll in
  7. swish
  8. 4
  9. tray
  10. 5
  11. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  12. 5
  13. 5
  14. rat – cat
  15. my – high
  16. 1
  17. tray – clay
  18. 1
  19. 5
  20. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  21. blouse
  22. took – look
  23. 3
  24. 7
  25. Stars blink one by one
  26. 7
  27. 5
  28. gold – cold
  29. 7
  30. book
  31. note
  32. look
  33. shed
  34. 5
  35. 2
  36. 5
  37. cake
  38. took – hook
  39. 5
  40. Cool rain falls on dusty roads

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