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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 250 · 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.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) Kites dance in the sky (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – bed (b) shed – bed (c) shed – rain
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – head (b) ring – wing (c) dog – wing
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) bed (b) moon (c) my
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – rat (b) hat – house (c) hat – rat
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Rain taps on the roof
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – sea (b) sky – pie (c) shell – pie
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “goat”? (a) cat (b) jog (c) float
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) spoon (b) house (c) star
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – hook (b) book – house (c) smell – hook
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – mat (b) run – mat (c) cat – train
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) clay (b) bat (c) frog
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) snake (b) balloon (c) sky
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – lake (b) shell – lake (c) snake – blouse
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) run (b) blouse (c) chain
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – one (b) fun – dish (c) cold – one
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) The old banyan tree (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – blouse (b) house – blouse (c) house – smell
  27. 27.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) The moon, round and white (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – book (b) lake – book (c) hook – blouse
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) The temple bells ring softly
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) clay (b) key (c) tell
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) bed (b) hat (c) my
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) The old banyan tree (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  38. 38.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Rain taps on the roof
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – brain (b) plain – brain (c) plain – took
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. Kites dance in the sky
  2. 7
  3. 2
  4. 3
  5. shed – bed
  6. ring – wing
  7. my
  8. hat – rat
  9. 5
  10. Rain taps on the roof
  11. sky – pie
  12. float
  13. 7
  14. 7
  15. house
  16. book – hook
  17. cat – mat
  18. frog
  19. snake
  20. snake – lake
  21. chain
  22. 2
  23. fun – one
  24. 7
  25. The old banyan tree
  26. house – blouse
  27. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  28. hook – book
  29. 7
  30. A cat on the wall
  31. Mangoes in the sun
  32. 5
  33. key
  34. hat
  35. 3
  36. Paper boats sail down the drain
  37. 2
  38. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  39. plain – brain
  40. 5

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