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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 437 · 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:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) bat (b) key (c) king
  5. 5.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) Morning bells ring out (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – guitar (b) star – guitar (c) star – book
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) took (b) hat (c) head
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) rain (b) knee (c) bed
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) bright (b) sky (c) lake
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) jar (b) pie (c) sun
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – bold (b) soon – moon (c) dog – moon
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) smell (b) star (c) bread
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – mat (b) hat – fun (c) hat – mat
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – tray (b) day – tray (c) day – sea
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) Morning bells ring out (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  22. 22.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) The old banyan tree
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) well (b) mat (c) boat
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) kite (b) sun (c) bold
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) sun (b) night (c) cat
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) rat (b) play (c) shell
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) kite (b) stay (c) boat
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) rain (b) sing (c) light
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) light (b) plain (c) frog
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  37. 37.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) fog (b) mouse (c) bread
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 5
  3. 7
  4. key
  5. Morning bells ring out
  6. star – guitar
  7. head
  8. rain
  9. 7
  10. bright
  11. sun
  12. soon – moon
  13. 2
  14. 2
  15. 7
  16. star
  17. 7
  18. hat – mat
  19. 3
  20. day – tray
  21. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  22. The old banyan tree
  23. mat
  24. 3
  25. kite
  26. night
  27. rat
  28. boat
  29. light
  30. 7
  31. 5
  32. plain
  33. 2
  34. Peacocks spread their tails
  35. Kites dance in the sky
  36. 3
  37. Hot chai in a cup
  38. mouse
  39. 5
  40. 2

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