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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 169 · 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.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) The old banyan tree
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – play (b) tray – spoon (c) tray – play
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) look (b) jog (c) moon
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – hat (b) mat – hat (c) mat – sea
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) rake (b) gold (c) bed
  9. 9.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) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) rain (b) frog (c) stay
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) cake (b) clay (c) shell
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) high – book (b) star – pie (c) high – pie
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – king (b) fish – red (c) shed – red
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) bun (b) bat (c) white
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – bee (b) spoon – moon (c) house – moon
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) noon (b) wing (c) cold
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) hook (b) far (c) fog
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) boat (b) cook (c) moon
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) day (b) goat (c) key
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) plain (b) blouse (c) sea
  28. 28.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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) A green parrot sings
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – log (b) day – hook (c) look – hook
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – jog (b) cake – snake (c) note – snake
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – bake (b) rake – bake (c) rake – bold
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – note (b) chain – note (c) coat – tray
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) jog (b) play (c) mouse
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) cold (b) kite (c) hook
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – snake (b) old – smell (c) shell – smell
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – bell (b) shell – cat (c) shell – bell
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. The lazy cow chews and chews
  2. Children splash in muddy lanes
  3. 5
  4. tray – play
  5. 5
  6. jog
  7. mat – hat
  8. bed
  9. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  10. 5
  11. rain
  12. clay
  13. 7
  14. high – pie
  15. shed – red
  16. bat
  17. Bees hum near the pond
  18. 5
  19. spoon – moon
  20. cold
  21. far
  22. 5
  23. moon
  24. key
  25. 7
  26. 5
  27. blouse
  28. A green parrot sings
  29. 5
  30. look – hook
  31. cake – snake
  32. rake – bake
  33. 5
  34. coat – note
  35. jog
  36. cold
  37. 7
  38. shell – smell
  39. shell – bell
  40. 5

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