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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 11 · 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.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) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  2. 2.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) Little ants march on (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – wing (b) sing – wing (c) sing – jar
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – dish (b) one – old (c) fold – old
  5. 5.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) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) A frog on a leaf
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – swing (b) ring – swing (c) ring – fish
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – house (b) mouse – tell (c) play – house
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – shell (b) smell – plain (c) dish – shell
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – bun (b) gold – cold (c) fly – cold
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) float (b) car (c) knee
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) head (b) wing (c) spoon
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – cold (b) wish – hat (c) bat – hat
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – noon (b) moon – wish (c) moon – noon
  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) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – brain (b) rain – brain (c) rain – well
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) A cat on the wall (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) bell (b) key (c) bold
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) cold (b) tray (c) sea
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – tray (b) day – tray (c) day – fog
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) dog (b) balloon (c) wish
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – house (b) blouse – cook (c) blouse – house
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) soon (b) took (c) stay
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – one (b) fun – float (c) fun – one

Answer key

  1. The old banyan tree
  2. Little ants march on
  3. sing – wing
  4. fold – old
  5. A frog on a leaf
  6. ring – swing
  7. 3
  8. 7
  9. mouse – house
  10. 7
  11. Peacocks spread their tails
  12. 5
  13. 7
  14. 7
  15. smell – shell
  16. gold – cold
  17. 5
  18. 2
  19. knee
  20. 7
  21. wing
  22. bat – hat
  23. 5
  24. moon – noon
  25. The wind plays with my long hair
  26. 3
  27. rain – brain
  28. Paper boats sail down the drain
  29. bell
  30. 5
  31. sea
  32. day – tray
  33. 7
  34. 7
  35. balloon
  36. blouse – house
  37. soon
  38. 5
  39. 5
  40. fun – one

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