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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 89 · 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) Diyas glow at night (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Kites dance in the sky
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) A frog on a leaf
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) gold (b) moon (c) day
  4. 4.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
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – balloon (b) spoon – balloon (c) spoon – bell
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) bun (b) rain (c) mouse
  7. 7.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) Hot chai in a cup (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) tree (b) night (c) bold
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – stay (b) fun – cake (c) lake – cake
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – bat (b) key – sea (c) house – sea
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) wish (b) sea (c) hat
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – cat (b) mat – brain (c) mat – cat
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – bell (b) tell – night (c) tell – bell
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Stars blink one by one
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – book (b) day – book (c) took – key
  17. 17.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) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Mangoes in the sun
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) chain (b) fish (c) cat
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – book (b) cook – book (c) cook – rake
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) plain (b) stay (c) shell
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) cat (b) cold (c) stay
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) run (b) sky (c) shed
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – swish (b) king – brain (c) rain – brain
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) kite (b) float (c) blouse
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) sing (b) chain (c) smell
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) tell (b) house (c) night
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) well (b) kite (c) dish
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – mouse (b) wish – mouse (c) blouse – cat
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) coat (b) jar (c) sun
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “log”? (a) frog (b) old (c) swing
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) tell (b) red (c) noon
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – run (b) fun – bake (c) fun – run
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – goat (b) house – goat (c) boat – tell
  40. 40.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) Diyas glow at night (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall

Answer key

  1. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  2. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  3. gold
  4. A green parrot sings
  5. spoon – balloon
  6. mouse
  7. Waves carry shells to the shore
  8. night
  9. lake – cake
  10. key – sea
  11. hat
  12. mat – cat
  13. tell – bell
  14. 5
  15. Stars blink one by one
  16. took – book
  17. The kite string tugs at my hand
  18. chain
  19. cook – book
  20. 5
  21. stay
  22. cold
  23. Peacocks spread their tails
  24. shed
  25. Children splash in muddy lanes
  26. 2
  27. rain – brain
  28. 1
  29. blouse
  30. smell
  31. tell
  32. well
  33. 7
  34. blouse – mouse
  35. jar
  36. frog
  37. noon
  38. fun – run
  39. boat – goat
  40. Diyas glow at night

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