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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 29 · 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:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) log (b) swish (c) my
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – frog (b) mat – rat (c) well – rat
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  5. 5.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) The moon, round and white (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) A cat on the wall (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – bat (b) bold – bat (c) rat – book
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) head (b) sun (c) dog
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) dish (b) light (c) snake
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) key (b) bed (c) fly
  14. 14.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) Green parrots chatter all day
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) sun (b) car (c) sing
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) red (b) pie (c) jar
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – boat (b) coat – rat (c) light – boat
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) head (b) one (c) kite
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – chain (b) plain – bun (c) rat – chain
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) fly (b) dog (c) sun
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – bright (b) white – mouse (c) head – bright
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – dog (b) fog – dog (c) fog – car
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) one (b) fog (c) sing
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) moon (b) wing (c) bake
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – tray (b) play – bed (c) jar – tray
  33. 33.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) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  34. 34.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) The temple bells ring softly (c) A green parrot sings
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – hook (b) look – mouse (c) train – hook
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  40. 40.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) Peacocks spread their tails (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. my
  3. mat – rat
  4. 5
  5. The kite string tugs at my hand
  6. 5
  7. A cat on the wall
  8. rat – bat
  9. 4
  10. 3
  11. head
  12. light
  13. bed
  14. Green parrots chatter all day
  15. sing
  16. pie
  17. coat – boat
  18. The dry leaves whisper
  19. 7
  20. head
  21. 4
  22. 4
  23. plain – chain
  24. fly
  25. white – bright
  26. fog – dog
  27. 2
  28. 3
  29. Hot chai in a cup
  30. sing
  31. bake
  32. play – tray
  33. Monsoon clouds roll in
  34. The temple bells ring softly
  35. look – hook
  36. 7
  37. 3
  38. 3
  39. 5
  40. Peacocks spread their tails

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