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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 136 · 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) fog – sea (b) bake – dog (c) fog – dog
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – fog (b) log – sun (c) fish – fog
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – took (b) bun – took (c) book – mouse
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) Little ants march on (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) A frog on a leaf (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – took (b) bell – tell (c) cake – tell
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – light (b) tell – shell (c) hat – shell
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – spoon (b) cold – spoon (c) moon – white
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – star (b) guitar – cake (c) white – star
  15. 15.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) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) shell (b) head (c) lake
  18. 18.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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) A cat on the wall
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) wing (b) snake (c) star
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) A green parrot sings (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) moon (b) fog (c) blouse
  26. 26.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) Hot chai in a cup (c) The temple bells ring softly
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) A cat on the wall
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – train (b) rain – dog (c) bed – train
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) car (b) rain (c) wish
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – light (b) sing – light (c) white – house
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – took (b) swish – shed (c) bed – shed
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – look (b) cook – fly (c) guitar – look
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) cat (b) lake (c) coat
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – car (b) took – sea (c) knee – sea
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) cake (b) hook (c) king
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. fog – dog
  2. 5
  3. 5
  4. log – fog
  5. 2
  6. book – took
  7. Little ants march on
  8. The temple bells ring softly
  9. 5
  10. bell – tell
  11. 2
  12. tell – shell
  13. moon – spoon
  14. guitar – star
  15. Waves kiss the warm sand
  16. 2
  17. lake
  18. A cat on the wall
  19. 5
  20. 5
  21. 5
  22. wing
  23. Peacocks spread their tails
  24. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  25. moon
  26. Hot chai in a cup
  27. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  28. 5
  29. rain – train
  30. car
  31. white – light
  32. bed – shed
  33. cook – look
  34. The puddles shine like mirrors
  35. coat
  36. 3
  37. 5
  38. knee – sea
  39. hook
  40. 3

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