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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 477 · 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:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – swing (b) fold – swing (c) wing – red
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) clay – plain (b) brain – plain (c) brain – bed
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) bee (b) bed (c) brain
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – sing (b) pie – bread (c) head – bread
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) house (b) tray (c) guitar
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – fog (b) frog – fog (c) frog – far
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – bake (b) frog – note (c) boat – note
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – my (b) pie – my (c) pie – play
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – boat (b) head – boat (c) float – kite
  14. 14.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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Morning bells ring out
  15. 15.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) Soft snow on the hills (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – white (b) bright – clay (c) run – white
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – chain (b) rain – chain (c) rain – mat
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – noon (b) sing – kite (c) night – kite
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) snake (b) far (c) tree
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  25. 25.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) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Kites dance in the sky
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) bun (b) boat (c) moon
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) plain (b) lake (c) moon
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – took (b) cook – lake (c) cook – took
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) A frog on a leaf
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) cook (b) gold (c) spoon
  34. 34.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) Diyas glow at night (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – coat (b) goat – light (c) shell – coat
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) blouse (b) key (c) swing
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  38. 38.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) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Mangoes in the sun
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – shell (b) tree – knee (c) mouse – knee

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. wing – swing
  3. brain – plain
  4. bee
  5. head – bread
  6. guitar
  7. frog – fog
  8. 5
  9. 7
  10. boat – note
  11. The puddles shine like mirrors
  12. pie – my
  13. float – boat
  14. Morning bells ring out
  15. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  16. bright – white
  17. rain – chain
  18. 4
  19. 5
  20. 2
  21. night – kite
  22. far
  23. 3
  24. 3
  25. Kites dance in the sky
  26. 3
  27. Clouds drift past the hill
  28. moon
  29. 2
  30. plain
  31. cook – took
  32. A frog on a leaf
  33. cook
  34. Diyas glow at night
  35. goat – coat
  36. blouse
  37. 1
  38. Mangoes in the sun
  39. 3
  40. tree – knee

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