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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 127 · 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.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – snake (b) hat – mat (c) jog – mat
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) fun (b) bell (c) frog
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – chain (b) shed – cake (c) lake – cake
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) wish (b) day (c) cat
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) plain (b) sun (c) rake
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “goat”? (a) lake (b) float (c) mat
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Rain taps on the roof
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – rain (b) chain – rain (c) chain – my
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) brain (b) fog (c) sea
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) A frog on a leaf (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) noon (b) bell (c) key
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) key (b) rain (c) one
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) hat (b) play (c) tell
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) soon (b) swing (c) house
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) dog (b) balloon (c) chain
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – bread (b) shed – far (c) frog – bread
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – hook (b) cook – soon (c) cook – hook
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – wing (b) ring – wing (c) ring – note
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) dish (b) star (c) blouse
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – my (b) mouse – brain (c) chain – brain
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – cook (b) look – sea (c) look – cook
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Soft snow on the hills
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. hat – mat
  2. Bees hum near the pond
  3. 1
  4. fun
  5. lake – cake
  6. Kites dance in the sky
  7. 7
  8. 3
  9. day
  10. plain
  11. float
  12. Rain taps on the roof
  13. chain – rain
  14. 7
  15. fog
  16. A frog on a leaf
  17. 3
  18. noon
  19. 5
  20. one
  21. 2
  22. 3
  23. 3
  24. 4
  25. 4
  26. play
  27. swing
  28. Monsoon clouds roll in
  29. balloon
  30. 3
  31. shed – bread
  32. 5
  33. cook – hook
  34. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  35. ring – wing
  36. star
  37. chain – brain
  38. look – cook
  39. Children splash in muddy lanes
  40. 5

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