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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 121 · 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 dry leaves whisper”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  3. 3.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 brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Morning bells ring out
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  8. 8.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) Hot chai in a cup (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) one (b) fold (c) bake
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) swish (b) soon (c) look
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) stay (b) plain (c) swing
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) stay (b) bake (c) red
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – tell (b) well – dog (c) well – tell
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – knee (b) key – train (c) star – knee
  21. 21.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) The moon, round and white (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – clay (b) play – coat (c) play – clay
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – balloon (b) white – bake (c) rake – bake
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – bread (b) cat – float (c) boat – float
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) goat (b) sea (c) king
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) clay (b) float (c) cat
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) spoon (b) dish (c) night
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) rat (b) white (c) gold
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – cat (b) key – log (c) dog – log
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) high – pie (b) cold – pie (c) high – guitar
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) fog (b) play (c) fly
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – log (b) bee – log (c) fog – star
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) cat (b) brain (c) gold
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – ring (b) sing – lake (c) sing – ring
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) snake (b) sing (c) took
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) king (b) tell (c) lake

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 4
  3. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  4. 3
  5. 5
  6. 5
  7. 5
  8. Hot chai in a cup
  9. 7
  10. 2
  11. Children splash in muddy lanes
  12. fold
  13. 5
  14. 7
  15. swish
  16. swing
  17. Kites dance in the sky
  18. red
  19. well – tell
  20. key – knee
  21. The moon, round and white
  22. play – clay
  23. rake – bake
  24. boat – float
  25. sea
  26. clay
  27. spoon
  28. 7
  29. 3
  30. white
  31. 1
  32. dog – log
  33. high – pie
  34. play
  35. fog – log
  36. brain
  37. sing – ring
  38. 7
  39. sing
  40. king

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