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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 278 · 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 MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) Little ants march on (c) Rain taps on the roof
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) look (b) fold (c) rain
  5. 5.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) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Stars blink one by one
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – noon (b) tell – noon (c) spoon – swing
  11. 11.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) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – bake (b) house – rain (c) train – rain
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) A green parrot sings (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – one (b) mat – book (c) cook – book
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) white (b) swing (c) lake
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – bright (b) kite – bright (c) kite – play
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) high (b) fish (c) boat
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – coat (b) bell – star (c) jar – star
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) snake (b) wing (c) mouse
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) A cat on the wall (c) Soft snow on the hills
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – bat (b) day – bat (c) cat – bake
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – bun (b) day – fold (c) gold – fold
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) cake (b) tell (c) bed
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – hook (b) look – wing (c) wish – hook
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. Green parrots chatter all day
  2. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  3. 4
  4. look
  5. Stars blink one by one
  6. 5
  7. 1
  8. 7
  9. 5
  10. spoon – noon
  11. Waves kiss the warm sand
  12. 7
  13. train – rain
  14. 7
  15. Paper boats sail down the drain
  16. 3
  17. cook – book
  18. 7
  19. 7
  20. white
  21. 5
  22. 7
  23. kite – bright
  24. 3
  25. boat
  26. 4
  27. jar – star
  28. mouse
  29. 4
  30. 3
  31. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  32. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  33. cat – bat
  34. 1
  35. gold – fold
  36. tell
  37. look – hook
  38. 5
  39. The moon, round and white
  40. 5

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