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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 388 · 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 FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – sky (b) pie – took (c) car – sky
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – key (b) tree – look (c) night – key
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “goat”? (a) night (b) coat (c) sun
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – cake (b) mouse – blouse (c) cold – blouse
  10. 10.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) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) A frog on a leaf
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – king (b) snake – goat (c) coat – goat
  15. 15.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) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Stars blink one by one
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – mat (b) bee – knee (c) cold – knee
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – night (b) light – balloon (c) shell – night
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) my (b) smell (c) house
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – brain (b) stay – brain (c) rain – knee
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – cold (b) play – clay (c) jar – clay
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – wish (b) fish – king (c) fish – wish
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) lake (b) dish (c) car
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – my (b) sky – star (c) kite – my
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) star (b) bell (c) night
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  30. 30.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) A green parrot sings (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) noon (b) took (c) king
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) rain (b) shell (c) gold
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – ring (b) sing – bed (c) bat – ring
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Bees hum near the pond
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) jar (b) bright (c) float
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – wish (b) dish – swing (c) dish – wish
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. Rain taps on the roof
  2. 5
  3. pie – sky
  4. 2
  5. 4
  6. tree – key
  7. coat
  8. 5
  9. mouse – blouse
  10. A frog on a leaf
  11. Mangoes in the sun
  12. 5
  13. 5
  14. coat – goat
  15. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  16. bee – knee
  17. light – night
  18. my
  19. 3
  20. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  21. rain – brain
  22. play – clay
  23. fish – wish
  24. car
  25. sky – my
  26. 2
  27. night
  28. 7
  29. Bees hum near the pond
  30. A green parrot sings
  31. took
  32. shell
  33. 5
  34. 7
  35. sing – ring
  36. The puddles shine like mirrors
  37. 2
  38. float
  39. dish – wish
  40. 5

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