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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 34 · 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 MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) A cat on the wall (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – snake (b) lake – clay (c) lake – snake
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – bake (b) cake – rain (c) clay – bake
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – fun (b) star – far (c) tree – far
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) bold (b) one (c) soon
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – brain (b) train – bee (c) swish – brain
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – key (b) tree – fun (c) tree – key
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) light (b) sky (c) shed
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – cake (b) snake – cake (c) snake – mouse
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  29. 29.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 temple bells ring softly (c) The dry leaves whisper
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) house (b) plain (c) cat
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) clay (b) rake (c) blouse
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Soft snow on the hills
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) kite (b) fish (c) brain
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) frog (b) rain (c) pie
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  40. 40.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) Morning bells ring out (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose

Answer key

  1. Waves carry shells to the shore
  2. 3
  3. lake – snake
  4. 4
  5. 7
  6. 4
  7. 5
  8. 7
  9. cake – bake
  10. 7
  11. 7
  12. 7
  13. 5
  14. 5
  15. 2
  16. star – far
  17. soon
  18. 3
  19. 5
  20. 7
  21. train – brain
  22. 7
  23. 7
  24. 5
  25. tree – key
  26. light
  27. snake – cake
  28. 2
  29. The temple bells ring softly
  30. house
  31. rake
  32. 5
  33. Soft snow on the hills
  34. 5
  35. fish
  36. rain
  37. Paper boats sail down the drain
  38. 3
  39. 2
  40. Snowflakes land on my warm nose

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