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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 18 · 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) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – dish (b) knee – head (c) bed – head
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) day (b) gold (c) house
  4. 4.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) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) house (b) rain (c) tray
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – gold (b) chain – jog (c) frog – jog
  8. 8.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) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  11. 11.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) Bees hum near the pond (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) bee (b) shed (c) day
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) note (b) rake (c) book
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) dish (b) mat (c) bell
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) coat (b) dish (c) pie
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) tell (b) cat (c) my
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) frog (b) shed (c) soon
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – night (b) kite – blouse (c) boat – night
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) ring (b) book (c) spoon
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) far (b) sea (c) play
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) blouse (b) hat (c) night
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) gold (b) high (c) book
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – balloon (b) tree – balloon (c) soon – brain
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) tray (b) look (c) bat
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) moon (b) guitar (c) old
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) A cat on the wall (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) log (b) mouse (c) cake
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – bat (b) stay – float (c) coat – float
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) clay (b) fun (c) swish
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  39. 39.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) Little ants march on (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) lake (b) clay (c) old

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. bed – head
  3. gold
  4. Peacocks spread their tails
  5. 3
  6. rain
  7. frog – jog
  8. A frog on a leaf
  9. 3
  10. 7
  11. Bees hum near the pond
  12. 3
  13. 5
  14. shed
  15. rake
  16. bell
  17. 7
  18. 7
  19. pie
  20. my
  21. shed
  22. kite – night
  23. spoon
  24. sea
  25. blouse
  26. 5
  27. high
  28. soon – balloon
  29. bat
  30. 3
  31. old
  32. The lazy cow chews and chews
  33. 4
  34. mouse
  35. coat – float
  36. swish
  37. 7
  38. 3
  39. Little ants march on
  40. clay

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