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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 351 · 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:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) stay – day (b) bed – day (c) stay – brain
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – house (b) rake – shell (c) smell – shell
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – my (b) mouse – house (c) wish – house
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – rake (b) bake – note (c) hat – rake
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – blouse (b) mouse – blouse (c) mouse – well
  13. 13.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) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Kites dance in the sky
  14. 14.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) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) red (b) jar (c) rain
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – bake (b) cake – cook (c) wing – bake
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) light (b) day (c) book
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – one (b) fun – king (c) my – one
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) lake (b) sun (c) rain
  24. 24.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 moon, round and white (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) fly (b) bed (c) noon
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – dish (b) fish – dish (c) fish – mouse
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – sea (b) tree – sea (c) tree – wing
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – dish (b) swish – dish (c) swish – king
  33. 33.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) The dry leaves whisper (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) The moon, round and white (c) Stars blink one by one
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) sky (b) bright (c) smell
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – well (b) tell – note (c) tree – well

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. 1
  3. 5
  4. 7
  5. stay – day
  6. smell – shell
  7. mouse – house
  8. bake – rake
  9. 7
  10. 5
  11. Hot chai in a cup
  12. mouse – blouse
  13. Hot pakoras on a plate
  14. The old banyan tree
  15. rain
  16. 5
  17. 7
  18. cake – bake
  19. book
  20. 5
  21. 5
  22. fun – one
  23. rain
  24. The moon, round and white
  25. fly
  26. 2
  27. fish – dish
  28. 4
  29. tree – sea
  30. 5
  31. 3
  32. swish – dish
  33. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  34. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  35. 3
  36. 5
  37. 5
  38. 2
  39. bright
  40. tell – well

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