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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 900 · 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:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) sea (b) dog (c) lake
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) bat (b) moon (c) house
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – cold (b) fold – lake (c) fold – cold
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) stay (b) jog (c) wing
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) key (b) dog (c) rain
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) bed (b) pie (c) key
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – bake (b) jog – bake (c) cake – moon
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – noon (b) spoon – kite (c) spoon – noon
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – kite (b) night – bread (c) night – kite
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) well (b) bread (c) mat
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) cook (b) swing (c) rain
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) cake (b) balloon (c) jar
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Diyas glow at night (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) plain (b) hook (c) note
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) cat (b) high (c) fold
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – jog (b) high – run (c) bun – run
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) The temple bells ring softly
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) bold (b) plain (c) jar
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – moon (b) spoon – day (c) pie – moon
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – plain (b) rat – plain (c) train – night
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – sea (b) bee – rake (c) bold – sea
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Bees hum near the pond
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  39. 39.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) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. sea
  3. moon
  4. Soft snow on the hills
  5. fold – cold
  6. 3
  7. wing
  8. 3
  9. rain
  10. key
  11. 1
  12. cake – bake
  13. spoon – noon
  14. night – kite
  15. The wind plays with my long hair
  16. well
  17. swing
  18. Waves kiss the warm sand
  19. balloon
  20. 2
  21. 7
  22. 5
  23. Diyas glow at night
  24. plain
  25. fold
  26. bun – run
  27. 5
  28. 7
  29. The temple bells ring softly
  30. bold
  31. Morning bells ring out
  32. spoon – moon
  33. 5
  34. train – plain
  35. bee – sea
  36. 2
  37. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  38. 2
  39. Hot chai in a cup
  40. 2

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