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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 418 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) well (b) ring (c) snake
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – bat (b) knee – boat (c) float – boat
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) well (b) train (c) white
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) frog (b) note (c) knee
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – bun (b) swing – ring (c) dish – ring
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – balloon (b) spoon – hat (c) float – balloon
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) tray (b) blouse (c) plain
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) Bees hum near the pond
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Rain taps on the roof
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) head (b) snake (c) bell
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – soon (b) stay – soon (c) balloon – bread
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) car (b) frog (c) bed
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) A green parrot sings
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) star (b) head (c) white
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – lake (b) cake – lake (c) cake – car
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) star (b) wish (c) tell
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) day (b) house (c) goat
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – look (b) hook – bell (c) hook – look
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Morning bells ring out
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – book (b) look – well (c) look – book
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) lake (b) tell (c) brain
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – float (b) coat – tray (c) brain – float

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. Hot chai in a cup
  3. well
  4. 5
  5. float – boat
  6. well
  7. note
  8. 7
  9. swing – ring
  10. spoon – balloon
  11. plain
  12. The wind plays with my long hair
  13. Rain taps on the roof
  14. snake
  15. balloon – soon
  16. bed
  17. 1
  18. A green parrot sings
  19. 7
  20. 7
  21. head
  22. 7
  23. 5
  24. cake – lake
  25. star
  26. 5
  27. day
  28. 7
  29. 3
  30. hook – look
  31. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  32. 3
  33. 5
  34. look – book
  35. 7
  36. tell
  37. 5
  38. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  39. 4
  40. coat – float

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