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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 332 · 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 “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – soon (b) balloon – bright (c) balloon – soon
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) Stars blink one by one (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) rake (b) sky (c) head
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) one – bun (b) one – balloon (c) cold – bun
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) swing (b) sky (c) key
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) fun (b) noon (c) bold
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) cat (b) sky (c) bright
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – fog (b) frog – sea (c) fly – fog
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) light (b) tree (c) bell
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) pie (b) clay (c) sea
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) dish (b) cat (c) bread
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Soft snow on the hills
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Rain taps on the roof
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – fun (b) run – sing (c) guitar – fun
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) clay – run (b) fun – lake (c) fun – run
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – bell (b) well – swish (c) well – bell
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – ring (b) bat – cat (c) tray – cat
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) play (b) knee (c) swing
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) book (b) day (c) goat
  32. 32.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Stars blink one by one
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  35. 35.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 cat on the wall (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  37. 37.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) The dry leaves whisper (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  38. 38.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) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Morning bells ring out (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. balloon – soon
  3. 7
  4. 3
  5. The kite string tugs at my hand
  6. rake
  7. one – bun
  8. 3
  9. key
  10. fun
  11. bright
  12. frog – fog
  13. tree
  14. sea
  15. cat
  16. 5
  17. The lazy cow chews and chews
  18. 5
  19. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  20. run – fun
  21. fun – run
  22. well – bell
  23. bat – cat
  24. 2
  25. 5
  26. 5
  27. 7
  28. 5
  29. knee
  30. 7
  31. goat
  32. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  33. 7
  34. 3
  35. Hot pakoras on a plate
  36. 5
  37. The dry leaves whisper
  38. Kites dance in the sky
  39. Morning bells ring out
  40. 7

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