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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 952 · 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.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – frog (b) jog – soon (c) bed – frog
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  4. 4.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 puddles shine like mirrors (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) coat (b) guitar (c) knee
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – blouse (b) house – king (c) house – blouse
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) bread (b) night (c) wish
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) A frog on a leaf (c) The old banyan tree
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) frog (b) smell (c) gold
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) dish (b) bread (c) rat
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – cold (b) fold – wish (c) fold – cold
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) noon (b) swish (c) coat
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Hot chai in a cup
  26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Diyas glow at night
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – bell (b) smell – ring (c) smell – bell
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  29. 29.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) Morning bells ring out (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) high – hook (b) tell – my (c) high – my
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) cook (b) mouse (c) sea
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) soon (b) coat (c) bed
  35. 35.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) Little ants march on (c) Mangoes in the sun
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) red (b) play (c) rake
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) jog (b) mouse (c) bake
  39. 39.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) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) The dry leaves whisper
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) stay (b) knee (c) sun

Answer key

  1. jog – frog
  2. 3
  3. 7
  4. A green parrot sings
  5. knee
  6. Paper boats sail down the drain
  7. 2
  8. 3
  9. 1
  10. 5
  11. house – blouse
  12. 3
  13. 3
  14. night
  15. The temple bells ring softly
  16. 5
  17. 3
  18. gold
  19. 3
  20. 2
  21. dish
  22. 2
  23. fold – cold
  24. coat
  25. Hot chai in a cup
  26. Diyas glow at night
  27. smell – bell
  28. 5
  29. Hot pakoras on a plate
  30. 7
  31. high – my
  32. 7
  33. cook
  34. bed
  35. Children splash in muddy lanes
  36. Mangoes in the sun
  37. red
  38. jog
  39. The dry leaves whisper
  40. sun

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