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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 586 · 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 MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) Little ants march on (c) Hot chai in a cup
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – mat (b) chain – mat (c) hat – cook
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) fun (b) boat (c) blouse
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) book (b) bell (c) moon
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – dish (b) swish – cake (c) bold – dish
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) bell (b) mat (c) coat
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – bake (b) cake – took (c) cake – bake
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – house (b) blouse – house (c) blouse – knee
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) well (b) old (c) bright
  12. 12.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) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) boat (b) light (c) fold
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) soon (b) well (c) play
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) tell (b) boat (c) log
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – tray (b) bee – sea (c) plain – sea
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) bun (b) sing (c) book
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) The dry leaves whisper
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – my (b) sky – bake (c) well – my
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) stay – tray (b) bed – tray (c) stay – kite
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) guitar (b) wing (c) bat
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Soft snow on the hills
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – book (b) swing – ring (c) frog – ring
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – fold (b) gold – soon (c) gold – fold
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – light (b) guitar – cat (c) mat – cat

Answer key

  1. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  2. hat – mat
  3. fun
  4. 1
  5. 5
  6. bell
  7. swish – dish
  8. coat
  9. cake – bake
  10. blouse – house
  11. old
  12. Hot chai in a cup
  13. 5
  14. 7
  15. 5
  16. light
  17. well
  18. tell
  19. Clouds drift past the hill
  20. 3
  21. 5
  22. 7
  23. 2
  24. bee – sea
  25. 5
  26. 1
  27. 5
  28. sing
  29. Hot pakoras on a plate
  30. sky – my
  31. 2
  32. stay – tray
  33. 2
  34. wing
  35. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  36. swing – ring
  37. 5
  38. gold – fold
  39. 5
  40. mat – cat

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