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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 459 · 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:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – pie (b) my – clay (c) my – pie
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) note (b) mat (c) king
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – balloon (b) knee – rake (c) cake – rake
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – frog (b) train – swing (c) king – swing
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – hat (b) bat – hat (c) bat – wing
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) The dry leaves whisper
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – balloon (b) spoon – mat (c) spoon – balloon
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – dish (b) hat – shell (c) smell – shell
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – look (b) frog – spoon (c) moon – spoon
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) boat (b) rake (c) night
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) key (b) my (c) log
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – ring (b) swish – ring (c) swing – rain
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – dog (b) dish – fish (c) moon – fish
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) lake (b) soon (c) hook
  24. 24.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Soft snow on the hills
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) day (b) noon (c) tell
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) A frog on a leaf
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Mangoes in the sun
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – blouse (b) house – boat (c) tell – blouse
  33. 33.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) Hot chai in a cup (c) A green parrot sings
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) spoon (b) mouse (c) white
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) The moon, round and white (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – hook (b) cook – shed (c) cook – hook
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) king (b) star (c) snake
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) tray (b) bake (c) bold
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – clay (b) noon – mat (c) hat – mat

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. my – pie
  3. mat
  4. cake – rake
  5. king – swing
  6. Waves kiss the warm sand
  7. bat – hat
  8. The dry leaves whisper
  9. 3
  10. spoon – balloon
  11. 3
  12. smell – shell
  13. moon – spoon
  14. 7
  15. 7
  16. boat
  17. key
  18. swing – ring
  19. 2
  20. 5
  21. Monsoon clouds roll in
  22. dish – fish
  23. lake
  24. Soft snow on the hills
  25. noon
  26. 7
  27. 5
  28. 7
  29. Children splash in muddy lanes
  30. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  31. 3
  32. house – blouse
  33. The wind plays with my long hair
  34. 5
  35. white
  36. Hot pakoras on a plate
  37. cook – hook
  38. king
  39. tray
  40. hat – mat

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