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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 122 · 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:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – coat (b) train – cat (c) mat – cat
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) dish (b) bee (c) note
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – cold (b) light – cold (c) gold – jog
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) soon (b) snake (c) bat
  9. 9.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) Mangoes in the sun (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) bake (b) fish (c) red
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) log (b) look (c) bold
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) high (b) clay (c) bake
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – bee (b) cook – mat (c) bat – mat
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – sea (b) bee – sea (c) bee – cook
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) night (b) fold (c) balloon
  22. 22.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) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – house (b) noon – sea (c) tree – sea
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – blouse (b) wish – red (c) head – red
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) clay (b) bread (c) train
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Bees hum near the pond
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) blouse (b) run (c) cold
  30. 30.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) Clouds drift past the hill (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) fly (b) clay (c) balloon
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) noon (b) far (c) night
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) A frog on a leaf (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – bold (b) light – white (c) float – white
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. mat – cat
  3. 1
  4. 5
  5. Stars blink one by one
  6. dish
  7. gold – cold
  8. soon
  9. Mangoes in the sun
  10. 5
  11. red
  12. 7
  13. bold
  14. 5
  15. The dry leaves whisper
  16. high
  17. bat – mat
  18. 3
  19. 2
  20. bee – sea
  21. fold
  22. Clouds drift past the hill
  23. 3
  24. tree – sea
  25. head – red
  26. train
  27. 2
  28. Bees hum near the pond
  29. blouse
  30. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  31. balloon
  32. 5
  33. 2
  34. far
  35. A frog on a leaf
  36. light – white
  37. 2
  38. 7
  39. 3
  40. 4

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