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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 145 · 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:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Soft snow on the hills
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) wish (b) night (c) clay
  4. 4.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) Hot chai in a cup (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – hat (b) rat – hat (c) rat – rain
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) swish (b) brain (c) sing
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) pie (b) mat (c) spoon
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) red (b) note (c) soon
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) Mangoes in the sun
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – bright (b) kite – house (c) bake – bright
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) blouse (b) red (c) guitar
  13. 13.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) Rain taps on the roof (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – jar (b) guitar – log (c) smell – jar
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Mangoes in the sun
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – shed (b) head – chain (c) head – shed
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – bun (b) old – bun (c) sun – spoon
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) mouse (b) king (c) bell
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) tell (b) boat (c) bright
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) The temple bells ring softly
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) shed (b) car (c) train
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – kite (b) sun – car (c) far – car
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “log”? (a) dog (b) car (c) smell
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – swing (b) ring – goat (c) ring – swing
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) blouse (b) tell (c) bed
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) night (b) book (c) pie
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – mouse (b) red – bread (c) play – bread
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – knee (b) bee – knee (c) bee – frog
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – run (b) spoon – bake (c) lake – bake
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) plain (b) star (c) gold
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  3. wish
  4. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  5. rat – hat
  6. brain
  7. mat
  8. red
  9. The kite string tugs at my hand
  10. 5
  11. kite – bright
  12. guitar
  13. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  14. guitar – jar
  15. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  16. head – shed
  17. 5
  18. 5
  19. sun – bun
  20. bell
  21. tell
  22. 5
  23. Monsoon clouds roll in
  24. 2
  25. Kites dance in the sky
  26. train
  27. far – car
  28. A frog on a leaf
  29. dog
  30. ring – swing
  31. bed
  32. night
  33. Soft snow on the hills
  34. 3
  35. red – bread
  36. bee – knee
  37. 2
  38. lake – bake
  39. gold
  40. 7

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