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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 924 · 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:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – goat (b) float – noon (c) float – goat
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) high – dog (b) high – pie (c) cat – pie
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – sky (b) knee – tree (c) bat – tree
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) head (b) moon (c) white
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) The moon, round and white (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “goat”? (a) mouse (b) note (c) fish
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – pie (b) jar – pie (c) sky – book
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – gold (b) bread – gold (c) old – coat
  14. 14.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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) A frog on a leaf
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – snake (b) lake – kite (c) lake – snake
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) Little ants march on (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) kite (b) hat (c) pie
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – pie (b) my – pie (c) my – car
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Bees hum near the pond
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) mat (b) run (c) star
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) car (b) shed (c) cold
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) my (b) cake (c) mat
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) soon (b) plain (c) one
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – my (b) float – bold (c) gold – bold
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) jog (b) white (c) float
  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) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – balloon (b) sun – one (c) note – one
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – plain (b) train – fish (c) balloon – plain
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) gold (b) kite (c) bat
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) dish (b) pie (c) bread
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) plain (b) lake (c) wish
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – sea (b) soon – cook (c) look – cook
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – soon (b) gold – kite (c) white – kite
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) Diyas glow at night (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. float – goat
  3. high – pie
  4. knee – tree
  5. 7
  6. 3
  7. 3
  8. moon
  9. Children splash in muddy lanes
  10. note
  11. 7
  12. sky – pie
  13. old – gold
  14. A frog on a leaf
  15. lake – snake
  16. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  17. pie
  18. my – pie
  19. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  20. run
  21. 3
  22. car
  23. Kites dance in the sky
  24. cake
  25. soon
  26. gold – bold
  27. jog
  28. A green parrot sings
  29. 1
  30. The moon, round and white
  31. sun – one
  32. train – plain
  33. kite
  34. Green parrots chatter all day
  35. dish
  36. wish
  37. look – cook
  38. white – kite
  39. Diyas glow at night
  40. 7

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