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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 113 · 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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  3. 3.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) Stars blink one by one (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) shed (b) frog (c) car
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) night (b) high (c) tell
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – bread (b) head – bread (c) head – blouse
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) Morning bells ring out (c) Bees hum near the pond
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) The old banyan tree (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) hook (b) key (c) fun
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – fun (b) one – fun (c) one – star
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – night (b) shed – night (c) light – rain
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) rake (b) took (c) brain
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – guitar (b) jar – guitar (c) jar – noon
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) hat (b) sea (c) wish
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) A green parrot sings (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – far (b) old – tree (c) bee – tree
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – train (b) rain – train (c) rain – wish
  24. 24.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) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – tray (b) tree – tray (c) play – smell
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – book (b) wish – shed (c) red – shed
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) cat (b) fun (c) rain
  30. 30.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) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Morning bells ring out
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) blouse (b) moon (c) dog
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) smell (b) gold (c) fog
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) sun (b) swish (c) jog
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Hot chai in a cup
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – blouse (b) goat – boat (c) bold – boat
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) night (b) book (c) old
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. Monsoon clouds roll in
  2. 4
  3. Stars blink one by one
  4. frog
  5. 3
  6. night
  7. head – bread
  8. 5
  9. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  10. The old banyan tree
  11. fun
  12. one – fun
  13. 3
  14. light – night
  15. brain
  16. 3
  17. jar – guitar
  18. sea
  19. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  20. 4
  21. 1
  22. bee – tree
  23. rain – train
  24. Clouds drift past the hill
  25. 3
  26. play – tray
  27. red – shed
  28. 5
  29. fun
  30. Morning bells ring out
  31. moon
  32. fog
  33. 5
  34. 3
  35. jog
  36. 2
  37. Green parrots chatter all day
  38. goat – boat
  39. old
  40. 2

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