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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 219 · 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) clay – log (b) jog – log (c) jog – fold
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – hook (b) look – coat (c) look – hook
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) chain (b) play (c) fun
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) snake (b) dish (c) rain
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – goat (b) rain – goat (c) boat – stay
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) clay – play (b) clay – boat (c) fish – play
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Hot chai in a cup
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – light (b) took – light (c) night – key
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) plain (b) far (c) swing
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  13. 13.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) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) log (b) book (c) bed
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – stay (b) tray – my (c) rain – stay
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – play (b) day – bat (c) cold – play
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – book (b) train – book (c) hook – sun
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) car (b) fish (c) clay
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Little ants march on
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  27. 27.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) Kites dance in the sky (c) A green parrot sings
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – book (b) spoon – soon (c) rat – soon
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – float (b) fun – wing (c) sing – wing
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) shed (b) kite (c) run
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) high – head (b) high – sky (c) night – sky
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) Stars blink one by one (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall

Answer key

  1. jog – log
  2. 7
  3. 3
  4. look – hook
  5. chain
  6. dish
  7. boat – goat
  8. clay – play
  9. Hot chai in a cup
  10. night – light
  11. swing
  12. Soft snow on the hills
  13. Paper boats sail down the drain
  14. 3
  15. 5
  16. Clouds drift past the hill
  17. 5
  18. bed
  19. tray – stay
  20. 4
  21. 7
  22. day – play
  23. hook – book
  24. fish
  25. Little ants march on
  26. 7
  27. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  28. 7
  29. spoon – soon
  30. sing – wing
  31. shed
  32. 5
  33. 3
  34. high – sky
  35. 5
  36. 7
  37. 7
  38. 3
  39. 3
  40. Stars blink one by one

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