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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 216 · 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:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) blouse (b) hook (c) snake
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – jar (b) car – high (c) book – jar
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – bat (b) cat – balloon (c) cat – bat
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) bed (b) sky (c) king
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) bell (b) hook (c) swish
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “clay”? (a) jar (b) light (c) stay
  11. 11.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) Hot chai in a cup (c) The temple bells ring softly
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) moon (b) frog (c) rain
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – shed (b) head – smell (c) head – shed
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) king (b) look (c) goat
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – white (b) mat – bat (c) head – bat
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  21. 21.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) The moon, round and white (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) cook (b) dog (c) shell
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) The old banyan tree
  24. 24.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) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) car (b) hat (c) gold
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Stars blink one by one
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) frog (b) shed (c) train
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) white (b) mat (c) took
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) bed (b) house (c) far
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – took (b) look – took (c) look – snake
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – train (b) jar – cat (c) mat – cat
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) mouse (b) bed (c) knee
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) bread (b) moon (c) shell
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) sky (b) sing (c) bed
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. hook
  3. car – jar
  4. cat – bat
  5. 7
  6. 7
  7. 2
  8. king
  9. bell
  10. stay
  11. Hot chai in a cup
  12. 5
  13. rain
  14. head – shed
  15. look
  16. mat – bat
  17. 4
  18. 1
  19. 5
  20. 3
  21. Children splash in muddy lanes
  22. dog
  23. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  24. Paper boats sail down the drain
  25. hat
  26. 3
  27. 3
  28. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  29. train
  30. The old banyan tree
  31. white
  32. 7
  33. far
  34. 4
  35. look – took
  36. mat – cat
  37. mouse
  38. bread
  39. sing
  40. 5

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