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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 876 · 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 MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Stars blink one by one (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) bat (b) boat (c) dish
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) noon (b) sky (c) head
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – book (b) old – mat (c) cat – mat
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cold – mat (b) cold – gold (c) blouse – gold
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – well (b) hat – well (c) tell – guitar
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  15. 15.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) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Soft snow on the hills
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  17. 17.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) Diyas glow at night (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) A frog on a leaf (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – rat (b) fold – sky (c) pie – sky
  20. 20.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) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  21. 21.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) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) A cat on the wall
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – house (b) star – light (c) bright – light
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) king (b) cold (c) bright
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) play (b) bat (c) lake
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) A cat on the wall
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – dog (b) book – dog (c) fog – red
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – fun (b) night – fish (c) swish – fish
  32. 32.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) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Kites dance in the sky
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) rake (b) spoon (c) night
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) sea (b) cake (c) fly
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) bee (b) bun (c) sky
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) A cat on the wall (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – goat (b) note – goat (c) note – bat
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – mat (b) bat – look (c) guitar – mat
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – smell (b) rat – smell (c) tell – jar

Answer key

  1. Paper boats sail down the drain
  2. 2
  3. bat
  4. 1
  5. 5
  6. 2
  7. 1
  8. 3
  9. noon
  10. 5
  11. cat – mat
  12. cold – gold
  13. tell – well
  14. 3
  15. Soft snow on the hills
  16. 3
  17. Diyas glow at night
  18. The kite string tugs at my hand
  19. pie – sky
  20. Peacocks spread their tails
  21. A cat on the wall
  22. bright – light
  23. 3
  24. king
  25. bat
  26. 3
  27. 2
  28. 5
  29. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  30. fog – dog
  31. swish – fish
  32. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  33. spoon
  34. fly
  35. 7
  36. bee
  37. Green parrots chatter all day
  38. note – goat
  39. bat – mat
  40. tell – smell

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