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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 98 · 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:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (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) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – plain (b) train – guitar (c) key – plain
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) train (b) smell (c) fly
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) spoon (b) fog (c) pie
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) house (b) mat (c) run
  8. 8.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) Kites dance in the sky (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) rain (b) tree (c) balloon
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) pie (b) hat (c) fog
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) train (b) gold (c) sing
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) stay (b) cat (c) noon
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – mouse (b) frog – high (c) sky – high
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  16. 16.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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) A green parrot sings
  18. 18.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) The old banyan tree (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Little ants march on
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – sun (b) run – jog (c) run – sun
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) knee (b) dish (c) fly
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) A frog on a leaf (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) hat (b) my (c) car
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “clay”? (a) tell (b) day (c) cold
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – play (b) king – cake (c) rake – cake
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) swish (b) white (c) brain
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – car (b) old – blouse (c) mouse – blouse
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – moon (b) bake – cake (c) sing – cake
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – fly (b) sky – fly (c) sky – smell
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) fish (b) fly (c) tree
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. Kites dance in the sky
  3. train – plain
  4. train
  5. 5
  6. spoon
  7. run
  8. The wind plays with my long hair
  9. The moon, round and white
  10. rain
  11. pie
  12. gold
  13. cat
  14. sky – high
  15. 5
  16. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  17. A green parrot sings
  18. The old banyan tree
  19. Little ants march on
  20. run – sun
  21. fly
  22. A frog on a leaf
  23. hat
  24. day
  25. rake – cake
  26. 3
  27. 7
  28. brain
  29. 2
  30. 2
  31. 2
  32. 5
  33. mouse – blouse
  34. 7
  35. 5
  36. bake – cake
  37. sky – fly
  38. Peacocks spread their tails
  39. fish
  40. 5

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