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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 349 · 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:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – far (b) car – my (c) car – far
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) guitar (b) coat (c) log
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – cold (b) bold – cold (c) bold – cook
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) train (b) blouse (c) old
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) far (b) rake (c) gold
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) one – note (b) coat – note (c) coat – bright
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  18. 18.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 old banyan tree (c) Bees hum near the pond
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – smell (b) bell – cook (c) bell – smell
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – light (b) dog – fog (c) mat – fog
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) spoon (b) rain (c) key
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – moon (b) spoon – moon (c) spoon – snake
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) clay – cake (b) shell – play (c) clay – play
  24. 24.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) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – star (b) guitar – wing (c) guitar – star
  26. 26.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – smell (b) well – tray (c) well – smell
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – red (b) bed – red (c) bed – sun
  30. 30.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) A cat on the wall (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) note (b) bake (c) head
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – goat (b) kite – night (c) jog – night
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – house (b) head – coat (c) goat – coat
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – blouse (b) mouse – snake (c) moon – blouse
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) shed (b) noon (c) smell
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – wing (b) look – chain (c) plain – chain
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) house (b) shed (c) hat
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) cat (b) took (c) bed
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – guitar (b) far – guitar (c) far – kite

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. Clouds drift past the hill
  3. car – far
  4. 3
  5. 2
  6. log
  7. 5
  8. bold – cold
  9. 5
  10. train
  11. 5
  12. rake
  13. 3
  14. coat – note
  15. 7
  16. 3
  17. 5
  18. The kite string tugs at my hand
  19. bell – smell
  20. dog – fog
  21. rain
  22. spoon – moon
  23. clay – play
  24. The moon, round and white
  25. guitar – star
  26. Stars blink one by one
  27. well – smell
  28. 7
  29. bed – red
  30. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  31. head
  32. kite – night
  33. goat – coat
  34. mouse – blouse
  35. noon
  36. plain – chain
  37. Waves kiss the warm sand
  38. hat
  39. cat
  40. far – guitar

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