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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 358 · 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:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) light (b) hook (c) king
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – old (b) noon – old (c) gold – kite
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – cat (b) bat – run (c) bat – cat
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) brain (b) high (c) kite
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – fold (b) cold – fold (c) cold – blouse
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) The dry leaves whisper
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – bee (b) key – book (c) high – bee
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) A green parrot sings (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – rain (b) brain – night (c) cook – rain
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) lake (b) sing (c) car
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – bee (b) knee – bee (c) knee – far
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) play (b) mat (c) night
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – play (b) day – play (c) day – bold
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – bee (b) tree – bake (c) tree – bee
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) night (b) cook (c) house
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – tree (b) key – wish (c) stay – tree
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) sea (b) goat (c) mouse
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) bold (b) bat (c) swing
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – snake (b) dish – snake (c) rake – head
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) lake (b) smell (c) fly
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Children splash in muddy lanes

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. 7
  3. king
  4. 4
  5. gold – old
  6. 5
  7. bat – cat
  8. kite
  9. cold – fold
  10. 5
  11. The baby laughs at the moon
  12. key – bee
  13. 3
  14. Peacocks spread their tails
  15. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  16. brain – rain
  17. lake
  18. 5
  19. knee – bee
  20. mat
  21. 5
  22. 5
  23. Waves kiss the warm sand
  24. 7
  25. 7
  26. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  27. 5
  28. day – play
  29. tree – bee
  30. house
  31. 1
  32. key – tree
  33. sea
  34. 7
  35. bold
  36. rake – snake
  37. A frog on a leaf
  38. 1
  39. lake
  40. Morning bells ring out

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