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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 189 · 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.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – cake (b) rake – wing (c) tell – cake
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – king (b) fly – king (c) sing – star
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) house (b) sea (c) float
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) cold (b) head (c) rain
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – bat (b) cat – bat (c) cat – sing
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) dog (b) house (c) balloon
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – rake (b) sea – look (c) cook – look
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) tell (b) red (c) bee
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “goat”? (a) clay (b) knee (c) float
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) A frog on a leaf
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  21. 21.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) Green parrots chatter all day (c) A green parrot sings
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) house (b) frog (c) swish
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – guitar (b) white – swing (c) sing – swing
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – balloon (b) cat – rat (c) dog – rat
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Diyas glow at night
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  32. 32.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) Soft snow on the hills (c) Stars blink one by one
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) A frog on a leaf (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  37. 37.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 temple bells ring softly (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  39. 39.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) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Little ants march on
  40. 40.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) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Kites dance in the sky

Answer key

  1. rake – cake
  2. Clouds drift past the hill
  3. sing – king
  4. 5
  5. sea
  6. 5
  7. 3
  8. 4
  9. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  10. cold
  11. cat – bat
  12. house
  13. cook – look
  14. bee
  15. float
  16. 1
  17. 3
  18. 5
  19. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  20. 3
  21. A green parrot sings
  22. 5
  23. swish
  24. 2
  25. sing – swing
  26. 3
  27. cat – rat
  28. Monsoon clouds roll in
  29. 3
  30. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  31. 1
  32. The baby laughs at the moon
  33. 3
  34. 3
  35. Hot pakoras on a plate
  36. 5
  37. A frog on a leaf
  38. Peacocks spread their tails
  39. Waves carry shells to the shore
  40. Kites dance in the sky

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