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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 183 · 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) Bees hum near the pond (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – guitar (b) car – old (c) white – guitar
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) tray (b) blouse (c) swish
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  5. 5.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) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – kite (b) stay – wing (c) sing – wing
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) clay – look (b) cook – tell (c) cook – look
  10. 10.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) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “fold”? (a) chain (b) gold (c) float
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – hook (b) swish – fish (c) ring – fish
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – pie (b) spoon – red (c) bread – red
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  16. 16.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) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) The old banyan tree
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) stay (b) soon (c) house
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – fog (b) boat – fog (c) dog – king
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) bell (b) dog (c) note
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) A green parrot sings
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) mouse (b) book (c) fly
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – snake (b) fun – bed (c) red – bed
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – float (b) well – bell (c) snake – bell
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) car (b) sky (c) cat
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) white (b) clay (c) king
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) dish (b) bread (c) took
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Little ants march on
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – book (b) took – fish (c) smell – book
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – brain (b) plain – brain (c) plain – old
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – run (b) swing – run (c) sun – boat
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6

Answer key

  1. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  2. car – guitar
  3. tray
  4. 4
  5. Soft snow on the hills
  6. The puddles shine like mirrors
  7. sing – wing
  8. 7
  9. cook – look
  10. Clouds drift past the hill
  11. gold
  12. swish – fish
  13. 7
  14. bread – red
  15. 5
  16. The kite string tugs at my hand
  17. soon
  18. dog – fog
  19. 3
  20. 5
  21. dog
  22. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  23. 3
  24. mouse
  25. Stars blink one by one
  26. 1
  27. red – bed
  28. well – bell
  29. sky
  30. king
  31. took
  32. Little ants march on
  33. 7
  34. 5
  35. 4
  36. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  37. took – book
  38. plain – brain
  39. sun – run
  40. 5

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