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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 185 · 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 FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) A frog on a leaf (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – white (b) kite – tell (c) hook – white
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – fold (b) rain – star (c) guitar – star
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) fish (b) star (c) noon
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  10. 10.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) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – goat (b) balloon – cook (c) book – cook
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) red (b) cook (c) lake
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) A frog on a leaf (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) bright (b) bed (c) blouse
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – play (b) tray – fish (c) float – play
  20. 20.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) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) jog (b) brain (c) hat
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – red (b) ring – bold (c) fold – bold
  24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Mangoes in the sun
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – cook (b) play – tray (c) ring – tray
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) tray (b) wish (c) rat
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) book (b) soon (c) fun
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – pie (b) my – blouse (c) my – pie
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – clay (b) house – clay (c) day – fun
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Stars blink one by one (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) tray (b) key (c) swish
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “fun”? (a) sun (b) lake (c) bright
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) swish (b) brain (c) rat
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – bee (b) knee – dish (c) knee – bee
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) The temple bells ring softly

Answer key

  1. A frog on a leaf
  2. 7
  3. kite – white
  4. guitar – star
  5. 3
  6. 1
  7. 3
  8. noon
  9. 1
  10. Soft snow on the hills
  11. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  12. 7
  13. 7
  14. book – cook
  15. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  16. red
  17. Paper boats sail down the drain
  18. blouse
  19. tray – play
  20. Green parrots chatter all day
  21. The baby laughs at the moon
  22. jog
  23. fold – bold
  24. Mangoes in the sun
  25. play – tray
  26. 7
  27. wish
  28. fun
  29. my – pie
  30. 7
  31. Monsoon clouds roll in
  32. day – clay
  33. Stars blink one by one
  34. 7
  35. swish
  36. sun
  37. rat
  38. knee – bee
  39. 3
  40. The temple bells ring softly

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