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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 276 · 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) took – book (b) took – red (c) bright – book
  2. 2.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) A green parrot sings (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – kite (b) bright – rat (c) bun – kite
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  6. 6.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 wind plays with my long hair (c) The old banyan tree
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) house (b) sing (c) mat
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) bee (b) mouse (c) run
  11. 11.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) A cat on the wall (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  13. 13.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) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  14. 14.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) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – lake (b) rake – took (c) rake – lake
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) frog (b) fly (c) kite
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  18. 18.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 brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Rain taps on the roof
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) fish (b) white (c) bee
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  21. 21.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) A cat on the wall (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “clay”? (a) log (b) king (c) stay
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – bright (b) book – cook (c) sea – cook
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) plain (b) bee (c) spoon
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – hook (b) cook – house (c) kite – hook
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) car (b) clay (c) wing
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – my (b) run – sun (c) head – sun
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “goat”? (a) boat (b) bell (c) pie

Answer key

  1. took – book
  2. A green parrot sings
  3. bright – kite
  4. 7
  5. 5
  6. The wind plays with my long hair
  7. Kites dance in the sky
  8. Paper boats sail down the drain
  9. sing
  10. bee
  11. A cat on the wall
  12. 5
  13. Clouds drift past the hill
  14. Waves kiss the warm sand
  15. rake – lake
  16. kite
  17. 5
  18. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  19. white
  20. Peacocks spread their tails
  21. The lazy cow chews and chews
  22. 2
  23. stay
  24. 2
  25. Hot pakoras on a plate
  26. book – cook
  27. 7
  28. 2
  29. Monsoon clouds roll in
  30. spoon
  31. cook – hook
  32. 2
  33. 3
  34. 7
  35. clay
  36. 7
  37. 2
  38. run – sun
  39. 7
  40. boat

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