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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 336 · 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 “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) swing (b) shell (c) house
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – clay (b) bright – clay (c) day – high
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) The dry leaves whisper
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Kites dance in the sky
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) cake (b) mouse (c) hook
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – car (b) far – house (c) far – car
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – rat (b) stay – rat (c) hat – fog
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) A frog on a leaf
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – cook (b) look – cook (c) look – white
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – dish (b) fish – hook (c) fish – dish
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – hat (b) mouse – house (c) shell – house
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) The old banyan tree (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – guitar (b) star – light (c) chain – guitar
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) star (b) bright (c) bat
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) fog (b) lake (c) cat
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – cake (b) rake – white (c) mouse – cake
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – star (b) far – cake (c) blouse – star
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) look (b) shell (c) tree
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – gold (b) rake – gold (c) fold – dog
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  34. 34.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) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – log (b) jog – log (c) jog – cook
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “goat”? (a) well (b) note (c) white
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) A cat on the wall (c) Waves kiss the warm sand

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 1
  3. shell
  4. day – clay
  5. The dry leaves whisper
  6. The puddles shine like mirrors
  7. 5
  8. mouse
  9. far – car
  10. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  11. 5
  12. 5
  13. hat – rat
  14. 3
  15. The lazy cow chews and chews
  16. look – cook
  17. fish – dish
  18. 4
  19. mouse – house
  20. The old banyan tree
  21. star – guitar
  22. 3
  23. 7
  24. star
  25. lake
  26. rake – cake
  27. far – star
  28. 5
  29. shell
  30. Green parrots chatter all day
  31. 5
  32. fold – gold
  33. 2
  34. Waves kiss the warm sand
  35. 3
  36. jog – log
  37. note
  38. 5
  39. 5
  40. Waves carry shells to the shore

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