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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 886 · 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.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) fold (b) fish (c) bee
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – plain (b) train – rake (c) far – plain
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – rain (b) wing – rat (c) hat – rat
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – moon (b) plain – moon (c) balloon – tree
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – tray (b) play – tray (c) play – blouse
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) sea (b) ring (c) blouse
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) chain (b) sing (c) swish
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) mat (b) clay (c) head
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – tree (b) frog – jog (c) fish – jog
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – log (b) car – log (c) dog – fun
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – jar (b) light – bright (c) log – bright
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – took (b) fish – swish (c) frog – swish
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – fog (b) kite – fog (c) dog – sky
  29. 29.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) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – car (b) ring – rat (c) cat – rat
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – hat (b) fish – hat (c) cat – bed
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) run (b) bold (c) rake
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – chain (b) knee – bee (c) coat – bee
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) tree (b) clay (c) house
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – brain (b) rain – brain (c) rain – fog
  39. 39.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) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Diyas glow at night
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) car (b) sea (c) dish

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 5
  3. bee
  4. 7
  5. 5
  6. 3
  7. train – plain
  8. Kites dance in the sky
  9. 7
  10. 2
  11. 5
  12. hat – rat
  13. balloon – moon
  14. play – tray
  15. 7
  16. blouse
  17. chain
  18. 2
  19. head
  20. frog – jog
  21. Hot chai in a cup
  22. 5
  23. dog – log
  24. 5
  25. 1
  26. light – bright
  27. fish – swish
  28. dog – fog
  29. Clouds drift past the hill
  30. cat – rat
  31. cat – hat
  32. 7
  33. bold
  34. 5
  35. knee – bee
  36. 3
  37. house
  38. rain – brain
  39. Diyas glow at night
  40. dish

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