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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 892 · 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:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) Rain taps on the roof
  3. 3.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) The old banyan tree (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) note (b) light (c) wish
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – tell (b) light – tell (c) smell – rake
  8. 8.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) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Hot chai in a cup
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – tell (b) shell – chain (c) shell – tell
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – run (b) my – play (c) day – play
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) bee (b) fish (c) white
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  15. 15.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 wind plays with my long hair (c) Rain taps on the roof
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – rain (b) fun – far (c) star – far
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) cook (b) bed (c) noon
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) A green parrot sings (c) Diyas glow at night
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – fly (b) jar – fly (c) sky – book
  24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) A cat on the wall (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – frog (b) dog – frog (c) dog – head
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) play (b) high (c) bee
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Kites dance in the sky
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – shed (b) fly – my (c) kite – my
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – hook (b) look – clay (c) balloon – hook
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) sun (b) soon (c) shed
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) blouse (b) rain (c) snake
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – blouse (b) jog – tree (c) key – tree
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – king (b) knee – sea (c) night – sea
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – rat (b) house – rat (c) mat – lake
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) dish (b) shed (c) tray

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  3. The old banyan tree
  4. 7
  5. 5
  6. note
  7. smell – tell
  8. Hot chai in a cup
  9. shell – tell
  10. day – play
  11. 3
  12. bee
  13. 4
  14. 5
  15. The wind plays with my long hair
  16. 3
  17. star – far
  18. 1
  19. bed
  20. The baby laughs at the moon
  21. 3
  22. 1
  23. sky – fly
  24. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  25. 3
  26. dog – frog
  27. 2
  28. 5
  29. high
  30. Paper boats sail down the drain
  31. fly – my
  32. look – hook
  33. soon
  34. rain
  35. Diyas glow at night
  36. key – tree
  37. 2
  38. knee – sea
  39. mat – rat
  40. dish

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