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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 27 · 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:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  2. 2.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) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Stars blink one by one
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – fog (b) jog – took (c) balloon – fog
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – rat (b) smell – rat (c) bat – ring
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) star (b) hat (c) bright
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) book (b) wish (c) cold
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) cold (b) coat (c) wing
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) The temple bells ring softly
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – rake (b) lake – red (c) lake – rake
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) tray (b) one (c) cat
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) my – sea (b) red – sky (c) my – sky
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – smell (b) well – mouse (c) well – smell
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) plain (b) snake (c) dish
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) spoon (b) jar (c) fish
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) pie (b) shed (c) shell
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – key (b) bat – mat (c) frog – mat
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) night (b) high (c) knee
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – spoon (b) moon – cake (c) moon – spoon
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – coat (b) float – wing (c) balloon – coat
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – bake (b) fish – bake (c) cake – note
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) Diyas glow at night (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – blouse (b) house – car (c) jog – blouse
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) shell (b) train (c) cake
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  3. jog – fog
  4. 5
  5. 7
  6. 7
  7. 3
  8. bat – rat
  9. 7
  10. bright
  11. book
  12. wing
  13. Clouds drift past the hill
  14. lake – rake
  15. 2
  16. one
  17. 5
  18. my – sky
  19. The dry leaves whisper
  20. 2
  21. 7
  22. well – smell
  23. dish
  24. 3
  25. 2
  26. 2
  27. 5
  28. fish
  29. shell
  30. 3
  31. bat – mat
  32. Rain taps on the roof
  33. knee
  34. moon – spoon
  35. float – coat
  36. cake – bake
  37. Diyas glow at night
  38. house – blouse
  39. cake
  40. 7

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