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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 280 · 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) The baby laughs at the moon (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Little ants march on
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – boat (b) goat – hat (c) goat – boat
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – bee (b) knee – car (c) knee – bee
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – bell (b) rake – bell (c) shell – jog
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) snake (b) tray (c) train
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “clay”? (a) kite (b) day (c) sky
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – moon (b) spoon – play (c) spoon – moon
  11. 11.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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) The temple bells ring softly
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) key (b) lake (c) play
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “clay”? (a) note (b) fly (c) play
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – dish (b) head – dish (c) fish – balloon
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) blouse (b) coat (c) ring
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – rain (b) plain – wish (c) my – rain
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) king (b) guitar (c) mat
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – spoon (b) noon – spoon (c) noon – key
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  22. 22.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) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “fun”? (a) sun (b) high (c) cook
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) one (b) old (c) wish
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – kite (b) night – high (c) snake – kite
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – rake (b) pie – mat (c) bat – mat
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – play (b) look – play (c) tray – blouse
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) clay – play (b) sky – play (c) clay – wish
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) rat (b) tray (c) light
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) white (b) boat (c) guitar
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – bread (b) clay – bread (c) bed – blouse
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7

Answer key

  1. Little ants march on
  2. 7
  3. 7
  4. goat – boat
  5. knee – bee
  6. 5
  7. shell – bell
  8. tray
  9. day
  10. spoon – moon
  11. Monsoon clouds roll in
  12. The kite string tugs at my hand
  13. key
  14. play
  15. fish – dish
  16. coat
  17. plain – rain
  18. mat
  19. noon – spoon
  20. 3
  21. 2
  22. Waves kiss the warm sand
  23. 3
  24. sun
  25. 5
  26. one
  27. 1
  28. 7
  29. night – kite
  30. Soft snow on the hills
  31. bat – mat
  32. tray – play
  33. 3
  34. clay – play
  35. light
  36. guitar
  37. bed – bread
  38. 7
  39. 7
  40. 7

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