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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 319 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – noon (b) soon – noon (c) soon – cat
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – shell (b) mat – bold (c) fold – bold
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – king (b) ring – goat (c) ring – king
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – mouse (b) house – gold (c) house – mouse
  8. 8.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 dry leaves whisper (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  11. 11.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) smell (b) fog (c) noon
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Diyas glow at night
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – king (b) cake – bake (c) moon – bake
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) bell (b) moon (c) fog
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) high (b) coat (c) star
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – night (b) rake – cake (c) frog – cake
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  26. 26.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 baby laughs at the moon
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) play (b) guitar (c) night
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) red (b) rat (c) book
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – blouse (b) old – blouse (c) mouse – book
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – bake (b) red – bake (c) lake – my
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – ring (b) white – bright (c) stay – bright
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – cook (b) rain – key (c) sea – key
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) bat (b) spoon (c) night

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. soon – noon
  3. 7
  4. fold – bold
  5. ring – king
  6. Stars blink one by one
  7. house – mouse
  8. The kite string tugs at my hand
  9. 3
  10. 7
  11. The moon, round and white
  12. 3
  13. 2
  14. noon
  15. Diyas glow at night
  16. cake – bake
  17. 5
  18. 5
  19. fog
  20. star
  21. 2
  22. 5
  23. 5
  24. rake – cake
  25. 5
  26. The baby laughs at the moon
  27. night
  28. red
  29. mouse – blouse
  30. 3
  31. The old banyan tree
  32. 3
  33. lake – bake
  34. white – bright
  35. sea – key
  36. 5
  37. 2
  38. 5
  39. 7
  40. spoon

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