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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 427 · 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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) The moon, round and white (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  7. 7.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) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) A cat on the wall
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) well (b) red (c) swish
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) book (b) guitar (c) shell
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) cake (b) wing (c) stay
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Stars blink one by one (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Diyas glow at night
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) boat (b) bed (c) spoon
  18. 18.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) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) float (b) house (c) log
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – soon (b) noon – tree (c) my – soon
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) stay (b) spoon (c) smell
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – cold (b) old – rake (c) brain – cold
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) cook (b) lake (c) fog
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) jog (b) cold (c) one
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – dog (b) hat – knee (c) key – knee
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – far (b) car – house (c) sun – far
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) rake (b) ring (c) run
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) sky (b) look (c) night
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – swing (b) day – play (c) moon – play
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) tree (b) cake (c) bell
  40. 40.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade

Answer key

  1. The dry leaves whisper
  2. The lazy cow chews and chews
  3. 5
  4. 3
  5. 7
  6. 3
  7. A cat on the wall
  8. well
  9. 7
  10. 5
  11. shell
  12. Bees hum near the pond
  13. cake
  14. The kite string tugs at my hand
  15. Diyas glow at night
  16. 3
  17. boat
  18. Waves kiss the warm sand
  19. float
  20. noon – soon
  21. 5
  22. stay
  23. 4
  24. old – cold
  25. 3
  26. 5
  27. fog
  28. jog
  29. key – knee
  30. car – far
  31. rake
  32. night
  33. 7
  34. day – play
  35. 5
  36. 7
  37. 2
  38. 3
  39. tree
  40. The old banyan tree

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