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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 970 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) fold (b) bake (c) head
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) A frog on a leaf
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – dish (b) cold – jog (c) frog – jog
  8. 8.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – well (b) smell – white (c) smell – well
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) house (b) bee (c) bread
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) knee (b) run (c) rat
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) high (b) sing (c) jog
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) star (b) tray (c) took
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) soon (b) snake (c) jar
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) A frog on a leaf (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – sky (b) fly – sky (c) fly – fun
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) rain (b) bed (c) cat
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) far (b) rat (c) sea
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) high (b) tree (c) chain
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – jar (b) far – jar (c) far – light
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) play (b) high (c) well
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – bed (b) bread – day (c) shell – bed
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – jog (b) rain – note (c) float – note
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) Diyas glow at night (c) Little ants march on
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) wing (b) bold (c) moon
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) boat (b) shed (c) balloon
  37. 37.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) Bees hum near the pond (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – rain (b) tell – bell (c) tray – bell
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) fly (b) sing (c) hook

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. bake
  3. 2
  4. 3
  5. 1
  6. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  7. frog – jog
  8. Hot chai in a cup
  9. smell – well
  10. house
  11. knee
  12. 5
  13. high
  14. Clouds drift past the hill
  15. 3
  16. tray
  17. 4
  18. snake
  19. 2
  20. 7
  21. A frog on a leaf
  22. fly – sky
  23. Monsoon clouds roll in
  24. bed
  25. rat
  26. tree
  27. far – jar
  28. 4
  29. high
  30. 2
  31. bread – bed
  32. float – note
  33. 7
  34. The baby laughs at the moon
  35. moon
  36. shed
  37. Bees hum near the pond
  38. tell – bell
  39. 2
  40. hook

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