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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 404 · 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) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Morning bells ring out (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) cat (b) took (c) sing
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – bat (b) red – bat (c) hat – one
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – tree (b) key – shell (c) key – tree
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – clay (b) ring – well (c) tell – well
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – star (b) car – star (c) car – high
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) knee (b) ring (c) rake
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – shell (b) bell – knee (c) cook – shell
  14. 14.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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  16. 16.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 kite string tugs at my hand (c) Bees hum near the pond
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – well (b) smell – well (c) smell – wish
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – balloon (b) pie – balloon (c) noon – knee
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – bat (b) cat – sky (c) fish – bat
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – frog (b) fog – mat (c) fog – frog
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) cake (b) far (c) chain
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – ring (b) float – rat (c) hat – rat
  28. 28.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) Hot chai in a cup (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) book (b) log (c) bee
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – fun (b) red – fun (c) bun – kite
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) A cat on the wall
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – white (b) light – mouse (c) light – white
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – hat (b) jar – hat (c) rat – soon
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) The old banyan tree (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. Morning bells ring out
  2. 7
  3. 2
  4. 3
  5. 5
  6. 3
  7. sing
  8. hat – bat
  9. key – tree
  10. tell – well
  11. car – star
  12. rake
  13. bell – shell
  14. Clouds drift past the hill
  15. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  16. Bees hum near the pond
  17. 5
  18. 5
  19. smell – well
  20. noon – balloon
  21. 1
  22. 7
  23. 7
  24. cat – bat
  25. fog – frog
  26. chain
  27. hat – rat
  28. Hot chai in a cup
  29. book
  30. bun – fun
  31. 3
  32. 5
  33. The puddles shine like mirrors
  34. light – white
  35. rat – hat
  36. 1
  37. 7
  38. The old banyan tree
  39. 5
  40. 2

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