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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 889 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  2. 2.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) The dry leaves whisper (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) cake (b) car (c) knee
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) my (b) bee (c) jog
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – star (b) one – star (c) car – coat
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) A green parrot sings
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) Diyas glow at night (c) The temple bells ring softly
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – sea (b) balloon – light (c) white – light
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) Stars blink one by one (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) sing (b) brain (c) sea
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  16. 16.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) Hot chai in a cup (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) The moon, round and white (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) sky (b) sea (c) blouse
  20. 20.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) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) The old banyan tree
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – tree (b) key – tree (c) key – rat
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) lake (b) fold (c) jog
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) train (b) boat (c) moon
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – clay (b) white – bright (c) moon – bright
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  32. 32.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) Rain taps on the roof (c) Morning bells ring out
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – well (b) tell – goat (c) mat – well
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Morning bells ring out
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) A frog on a leaf
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) took (b) stay (c) mouse
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) took (b) pie (c) balloon

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. The dry leaves whisper
  3. cake
  4. bee
  5. car – star
  6. A green parrot sings
  7. 4
  8. The temple bells ring softly
  9. white – light
  10. Peacocks spread their tails
  11. 7
  12. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  13. Stars blink one by one
  14. sea
  15. 3
  16. The wind plays with my long hair
  17. 2
  18. The kite string tugs at my hand
  19. sea
  20. The puddles shine like mirrors
  21. key – tree
  22. 5
  23. 2
  24. jog
  25. 3
  26. moon
  27. 7
  28. 5
  29. 7
  30. white – bright
  31. 7
  32. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  33. tell – well
  34. 5
  35. The lazy cow chews and chews
  36. 3
  37. A frog on a leaf
  38. 3
  39. stay
  40. took

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