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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 243 · 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) ring – cook (b) rain – sing (c) ring – sing
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  3. 3.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) The moon, round and white (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  6. 6.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) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) wish (b) boat (c) kite
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) note (b) old (c) cake
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) wish (b) sun (c) look
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) float (b) old (c) jog
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) bee (b) fly (c) ring
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – book (b) cook – high (c) cook – book
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) rake (b) jar (c) balloon
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) mouse (b) jar (c) light
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – note (b) jar – snake (c) cake – snake
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – moon (b) dish – moon (c) balloon – bake
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – bake (b) lake – fly (c) look – bake
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  26. 26.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) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Soft snow on the hills
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  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) Clouds drift past the hill (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) far (b) old (c) sing
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – light (b) night – light (c) night – balloon
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) chain (b) boat (c) ring
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) cat (b) red (c) mouse
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) A green parrot sings (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree

Answer key

  1. ring – sing
  2. 7
  3. The moon, round and white
  4. The lazy cow chews and chews
  5. 7
  6. Waves kiss the warm sand
  7. 5
  8. wish
  9. old
  10. wish
  11. jog
  12. 7
  13. ring
  14. cook – book
  15. rake
  16. 5
  17. jar
  18. 3
  19. Bees hum near the pond
  20. 5
  21. cake – snake
  22. balloon – moon
  23. 5
  24. lake – bake
  25. 3
  26. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  27. 2
  28. 5
  29. 7
  30. 3
  31. Clouds drift past the hill
  32. 5
  33. 5
  34. far
  35. 1
  36. 4
  37. night – light
  38. chain
  39. cat
  40. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree

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