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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 233 · 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) key – wish (b) fish – wish (c) fish – blouse
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) A cat on the wall
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – snake (b) pie – sing (c) wing – sing
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – shed (b) house – mouse (c) wing – mouse
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – brain (b) plain – bed (c) note – brain
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  8. 8.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) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Soft snow on the hills
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – cake (b) white – coat (c) note – coat
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Little ants march on
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – dog (b) log – train (c) log – dog
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Diyas glow at night
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) log (b) soon (c) old
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) wing (b) bat (c) red
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  18. 18.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) Stars blink one by one (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) cook (b) sea (c) cake
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) bee (b) shell (c) rain
  21. 21.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) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Little ants march on
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  23. 23.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) Clouds drift past the hill (c) The temple bells ring softly
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) high (b) mat (c) day
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) blouse (b) coat (c) bee
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) one (b) rat (c) house
  28. 28.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) Rain taps on the roof
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – kite (b) float – rain (c) chain – rain
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) clay (b) train (c) old
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) key (b) frog (c) star
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) car (b) bed (c) plain
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. fish – wish
  2. 3
  3. The wind plays with my long hair
  4. wing – sing
  5. house – mouse
  6. plain – brain
  7. 4
  8. Soft snow on the hills
  9. note – coat
  10. The temple bells ring softly
  11. log – dog
  12. Diyas glow at night
  13. 5
  14. soon
  15. bat
  16. 7
  17. Waves kiss the warm sand
  18. Stars blink one by one
  19. cook
  20. rain
  21. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  22. 7
  23. Clouds drift past the hill
  24. 3
  25. mat
  26. bee
  27. house
  28. The baby laughs at the moon
  29. chain – rain
  30. 5
  31. 5
  32. 2
  33. clay
  34. 3
  35. key
  36. bed
  37. 7
  38. 7
  39. 7
  40. 5

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