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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 973 · 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:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – tree (b) bee – night (c) moon – tree
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) play (b) white (c) well
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) head (b) cat (c) bee
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – bed (b) shed – train (c) frog – bed
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  12. 12.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) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Rain taps on the roof
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) Stars blink one by one (c) A frog on a leaf
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) A cat on the wall
  16. 16.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) The baby laughs at the moon (c) A green parrot sings
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  19. 19.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) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) Diyas glow at night (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) key (b) hook (c) bed
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) lake (b) blouse (c) moon
  23. 23.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) Kites dance in the sky (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – dish (b) hat – bat (c) gold – bat
  25. 25.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) Morning bells ring out (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) note (b) house (c) cake
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) kite (b) coat (c) bell
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Morning bells ring out
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – bell (b) book – bell (c) tell – chain
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – rake (b) clay – rake (c) lake – hook
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – bun (b) car – jar (c) my – jar
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) shell (b) swing (c) cake
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) cook (b) mat (c) moon
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) look (b) star (c) key
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) gold (b) cook (c) my

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 2
  3. bee – tree
  4. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  5. 5
  6. white
  7. bee
  8. shed – bed
  9. 3
  10. 5
  11. 7
  12. Rain taps on the roof
  13. The puddles shine like mirrors
  14. 4
  15. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  16. The baby laughs at the moon
  17. 3
  18. 3
  19. Monsoon clouds roll in
  20. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  21. key
  22. lake
  23. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  24. hat – bat
  25. Green parrots chatter all day
  26. house
  27. 3
  28. coat
  29. 1
  30. Morning bells ring out
  31. tell – bell
  32. 3
  33. lake – rake
  34. car – jar
  35. 5
  36. 5
  37. shell
  38. moon
  39. star
  40. gold

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