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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 969 · 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:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  2. 2.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) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) The moon, round and white
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – kite (b) white – dish (c) white – kite
  5. 5.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) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) A green parrot sings
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) dish (b) stay (c) coat
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – light (b) my – light (c) bright – wing
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – bold (b) cold – bold (c) cold – ring
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  13. 13.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) Peacocks spread their tails (c) The temple bells ring softly
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – float (b) ring – king (c) blouse – king
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) blouse (b) jog (c) kite
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – boat (b) run – boat (c) goat – night
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) pie (b) balloon (c) lake
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) boat (b) bake (c) bat
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) bat (b) sky (c) sun
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Morning bells ring out (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) shell (b) gold (c) light
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – smell (b) bell – brain (c) bell – smell
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  30. 30.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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Soft snow on the hills
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – bright (b) log – dog (c) spoon – dog
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – jog (b) dog – jog (c) dog – sing
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – tell (b) coat – tell (c) shell – king
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) The moon, round and white
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – fun (b) bell – fun (c) run – head
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. The moon, round and white
  3. 3
  4. white – kite
  5. A green parrot sings
  6. 7
  7. 2
  8. 2
  9. coat
  10. bright – light
  11. cold – bold
  12. Diyas glow at night
  13. The temple bells ring softly
  14. 5
  15. 5
  16. ring – king
  17. 7
  18. 7
  19. kite
  20. goat – boat
  21. pie
  22. bake
  23. sky
  24. 3
  25. Morning bells ring out
  26. shell
  27. bell – smell
  28. 3
  29. 4
  30. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  31. log – dog
  32. 7
  33. dog – jog
  34. 3
  35. shell – tell
  36. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  37. Clouds drift past the hill
  38. run – fun
  39. 7
  40. 5

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