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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 868 · 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) The temple bells ring softly (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) The old banyan tree
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – note (b) cat – mat (c) old – mat
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) sun (b) jog (c) night
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – dish (b) fish – balloon (c) bell – dish
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – swing (b) king – well (c) king – swing
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) my – rake (b) took – sky (c) my – sky
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – night (b) kite – frog (c) mouse – night
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  11. 11.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) A green parrot sings
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – house (b) jog – night (c) bright – night
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – head (b) sky – fly (c) fish – fly
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) bed (b) one (c) chain
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) A green parrot sings (c) Diyas glow at night
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – cook (b) took – cook (c) took – boat
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – hook (b) look – hook (c) look – dog
  26. 26.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) Rain taps on the roof (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) fog (b) house (c) coat
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  31. 31.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) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – rake (b) spoon – noon (c) cold – noon
  33. 33.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) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – rake (b) bake – moon (c) cat – rake
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) bed (b) spoon (c) king
  36. 36.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) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Bees hum near the pond
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – light (b) white – fun (c) white – light
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – light (b) night – car (c) house – light

Answer key

  1. The old banyan tree
  2. cat – mat
  3. 2
  4. jog
  5. 3
  6. fish – dish
  7. king – swing
  8. my – sky
  9. kite – night
  10. 2
  11. A green parrot sings
  12. 7
  13. 2
  14. bright – night
  15. 7
  16. 7
  17. sky – fly
  18. 7
  19. 5
  20. chain
  21. 5
  22. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  23. 3
  24. took – cook
  25. look – hook
  26. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  27. house
  28. 5
  29. 5
  30. 2
  31. Monsoon clouds roll in
  32. spoon – noon
  33. Stars blink one by one
  34. bake – rake
  35. king
  36. The wind plays with my long hair
  37. 4
  38. 5
  39. white – light
  40. night – light

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