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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 115 · 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 MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Mangoes in the sun
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – spoon (b) sky – rat (c) cat – rat
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – balloon (b) ring – white (c) kite – white
  8. 8.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) Rain taps on the roof (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – shed (b) bread – bell (c) one – shed
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) cold (b) pie (c) snake
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – jar (b) fun – jar (c) star – soon
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Hot chai in a cup
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) hook (b) bee (c) rake
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) bell (b) cake (c) night
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) tell (b) sea (c) night
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – fish (b) dish – bright (c) dish – fish
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – bright (b) cold – bright (c) kite – frog
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – king (b) plain – king (c) ring – mat
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) The moon, round and white
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) shed (b) cat (c) lake
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – pie (b) sky – wish (c) sky – pie
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – swish (b) star – lake (c) snake – lake
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) rain (b) sea (c) play
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Diyas glow at night (c) Bees hum near the pond
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) fog (b) car (c) mouse
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – log (b) frog – log (c) frog – wish
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) bake (b) tree (c) light
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) A frog on a leaf (c) Stars blink one by one
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) train (b) car (c) white

Answer key

  1. The wind plays with my long hair
  2. 1
  3. 3
  4. 3
  5. 5
  6. cat – rat
  7. kite – white
  8. Rain taps on the roof
  9. 3
  10. bread – shed
  11. 4
  12. cold
  13. 3
  14. star – jar
  15. Waves carry shells to the shore
  16. 7
  17. rake
  18. 5
  19. cake
  20. night
  21. dish – fish
  22. kite – bright
  23. 5
  24. The lazy cow chews and chews
  25. 5
  26. 7
  27. ring – king
  28. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  29. cat
  30. sky – pie
  31. 5
  32. 7
  33. snake – lake
  34. play
  35. Paper boats sail down the drain
  36. car
  37. frog – log
  38. light
  39. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  40. train

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