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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 872 · 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 lazy cow chews and chews (b) Stars blink one by one (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) jog (b) king (c) white
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) book (b) mouse (c) night
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) tray (b) night (c) rain
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) key (b) spoon (c) bake
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) bee (b) moon (c) tell
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) gold (b) dish (c) sea
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) hook (b) ring (c) star
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) house (b) star (c) clay
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) clay (b) frog (c) brain
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – lake (b) bake – lake (c) bake – clay
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) bed (b) one (c) jog
  17. 17.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) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Soft snow on the hills
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (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) Clouds drift past the hill (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  20. 20.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) Mangoes in the sun (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) king (b) run (c) bell
  24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “fun”? (a) bright (b) sun (c) swing
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – log (b) frog – log (c) frog – look
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) The moon, round and white (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – well (b) tray – cat (c) rat – cat
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – white (b) house – white (c) light – swish
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Kites dance in the sky
  34. 34.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) A frog on a leaf (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – bake (b) snake – sun (c) snake – bake
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  38. 38.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) Kites dance in the sky (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. Stars blink one by one
  2. 7
  3. king
  4. book
  5. rain
  6. 7
  7. bake
  8. bee
  9. dish
  10. star
  11. clay
  12. brain
  13. bake – lake
  14. 5
  15. 5
  16. jog
  17. Soft snow on the hills
  18. 5
  19. Clouds drift past the hill
  20. Mangoes in the sun
  21. Peacocks spread their tails
  22. 3
  23. run
  24. Rain taps on the roof
  25. sun
  26. 5
  27. 5
  28. 2
  29. frog – log
  30. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  31. rat – cat
  32. light – white
  33. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  34. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  35. snake – bake
  36. 7
  37. 7
  38. Kites dance in the sky
  39. 1
  40. 5

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