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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 965 · 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) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  3. 3.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) Mangoes in the sun (c) The temple bells ring softly
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) bell (b) white (c) house
  5. 5.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) Green parrots chatter all day (c) A green parrot sings
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) star (b) head (c) bake
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – bed (b) key – hat (c) cat – hat
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) fish (b) house (c) cook
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) moon (b) sun (c) bee
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Kites dance in the sky
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) bold (b) cat (c) moon
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Mangoes in the sun
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) shed (b) noon (c) blouse
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – sea (b) key – tell (c) ring – sea
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – head (b) fold – head (c) shed – clay
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – bold (b) rake – snake (c) day – snake
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) rake (b) bat (c) well
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) stay (b) red (c) jog
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) my – pie (b) my – tell (c) bun – pie
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) mat (b) wing (c) jog
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) look (b) sky (c) night
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) A green parrot sings (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) head (b) sun (c) gold
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) rake (b) mat (c) pie
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) chain (b) knee (c) mouse

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. Bees hum near the pond
  3. Mangoes in the sun
  4. house
  5. Green parrots chatter all day
  6. bake
  7. The puddles shine like mirrors
  8. cat – hat
  9. cook
  10. moon
  11. A frog on a leaf
  12. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  13. 2
  14. cat
  15. 3
  16. 7
  17. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  18. 1
  19. 3
  20. blouse
  21. 1
  22. key – sea
  23. 2
  24. 3
  25. shed – head
  26. 5
  27. rake – snake
  28. well
  29. stay
  30. my – pie
  31. 4
  32. 7
  33. 7
  34. mat
  35. night
  36. The dry leaves whisper
  37. A green parrot sings
  38. head
  39. mat
  40. chain

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