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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 51 · 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:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) play (b) dog (c) house
  4. 4.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) The dry leaves whisper (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) cold (b) clay (c) spoon
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – brain (b) head – shed (c) coat – shed
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – fog (b) log – fog (c) log – wish
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) stay – king (b) took – clay (c) stay – clay
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – run (b) cat – mat (c) lake – mat
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “goat”? (a) boat (b) bee (c) sing
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “fold”? (a) dish (b) cake (c) cold
  13. 13.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) A frog on a leaf
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) house (b) goat (c) jar
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Kites dance in the sky
  18. 18.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) Green parrots chatter all day (c) The dry leaves whisper
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) frog (b) hat (c) cook
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – night (b) rain – night (c) light – sing
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – hat (b) mat – jog (c) mat – hat
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cold – dog (b) cold – old (c) key – old
  25. 25.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) The dry leaves whisper (c) Morning bells ring out
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) guitar (b) cake (c) kite
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) The old banyan tree (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) bake (b) far (c) house
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Diyas glow at night
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – my (b) fly – my (c) fly – sing
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) bee (b) wish (c) brain

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. 7
  3. play
  4. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  5. spoon
  6. head – shed
  7. log – fog
  8. 2
  9. stay – clay
  10. cat – mat
  11. boat
  12. cold
  13. A frog on a leaf
  14. 3
  15. 3
  16. jar
  17. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  18. The dry leaves whisper
  19. cook
  20. 5
  21. light – night
  22. mat – hat
  23. 7
  24. cold – old
  25. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  26. 5
  27. kite
  28. The lazy cow chews and chews
  29. house
  30. Diyas glow at night
  31. 7
  32. fly – my
  33. 2
  34. 5
  35. 5
  36. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  37. 3
  38. 4
  39. 1
  40. bee

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