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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 894 · 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:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) run (b) star (c) bold
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) wish (b) bat (c) star
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – my (b) spoon – far (c) jar – far
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  7. 7.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) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Stars blink one by one
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) spoon (b) bed (c) sun
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – white (b) lake – white (c) light – tray
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – house (b) car – star (c) dish – star
  13. 13.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 dry leaves whisper (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – moon (b) cold – snake (c) rake – snake
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  18. 18.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 pakoras on a plate (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – mouse (b) house – cat (c) house – mouse
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) night (b) jar (c) wish
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) soon (b) mouse (c) dish
  23. 23.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) Rain taps on the roof
  24. 24.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) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  25. 25.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 dry leaves whisper (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “fold”? (a) train (b) house (c) bold
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – day (b) play – blouse (c) play – day
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  29. 29.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 old banyan tree (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) spoon (b) rake (c) play
  31. 31.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) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) The moon, round and white
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) bed (b) chain (c) stay
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – well (b) smell – cold (c) smell – well
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “clay”? (a) run (b) day (c) sing
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) balloon (b) day (c) chain
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) blouse (b) boat (c) fog
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. star
  3. star
  4. jar – far
  5. 2
  6. 7
  7. Stars blink one by one
  8. 3
  9. bed
  10. 2
  11. light – white
  12. car – star
  13. The dry leaves whisper
  14. 7
  15. 7
  16. rake – snake
  17. 7
  18. Hot pakoras on a plate
  19. house – mouse
  20. 5
  21. wish
  22. soon
  23. The baby laughs at the moon
  24. Paper boats sail down the drain
  25. Green parrots chatter all day
  26. bold
  27. play – day
  28. A green parrot sings
  29. Waves carry shells to the shore
  30. spoon
  31. The moon, round and white
  32. chain
  33. smell – well
  34. 7
  35. 7
  36. 3
  37. day
  38. chain
  39. boat
  40. 5

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