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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 170 · 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:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – bun (b) sun – fog (c) sun – bun
  5. 5.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) Little ants march on (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) The old banyan tree (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) A green parrot sings (c) Mangoes in the sun
  10. 10.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) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) train (b) well (c) knee
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) fold (b) balloon (c) snake
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – look (b) brain – look (c) cook – shed
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) high (b) chain (c) frog
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) cold (b) fun (c) rake
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – chain (b) jar – moon (c) noon – moon
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  22. 22.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) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Hot chai in a cup
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – train (b) fold – knee (c) sea – knee
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – cake (b) bake – cake (c) bake – soon
  28. 28.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) Morning bells ring out (c) The temple bells ring softly
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) cat (b) car (c) snake
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – note (b) boat – swish (c) boat – note
  33. 33.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) A frog on a leaf (c) Kites dance in the sky
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) took (b) cat (c) mouse
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – night (b) sing – frog (c) dog – frog
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – play (b) day – shell (c) day – play
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) sun (b) wing (c) blouse

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 4
  3. 5
  4. sun – bun
  5. Little ants march on
  6. 7
  7. 3
  8. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  9. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  10. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  11. knee
  12. 5
  13. snake
  14. cook – look
  15. 5
  16. 3
  17. 7
  18. frog
  19. fun
  20. noon – moon
  21. 7
  22. Hot chai in a cup
  23. 3
  24. sea – knee
  25. 5
  26. 4
  27. bake – cake
  28. The temple bells ring softly
  29. 7
  30. cat
  31. 5
  32. boat – note
  33. The kite string tugs at my hand
  34. Soft snow on the hills
  35. mouse
  36. dog – frog
  37. 5
  38. day – play
  39. 1
  40. blouse

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