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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 592 · 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:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) white (b) high (c) float
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – light (b) brain – chain (c) moon – chain
  7. 7.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) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  8. 8.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) Bees hum near the pond (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) dish (b) bake (c) moon
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) lake (b) head (c) hat
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – mat (b) spoon – rain (c) train – rain
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) guitar (b) bun (c) wing
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) boat (b) bold (c) sea
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – spoon (b) moon – cat (c) moon – spoon
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) clay – guitar (b) car – guitar (c) car – rat
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – play (b) gold – sing (c) king – sing
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – bun (b) day – bun (c) run – coat
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) The moon, round and white (c) The dry leaves whisper
  31. 31.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) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Hot chai in a cup
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) key (b) king (c) sky
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – swish (b) took – shed (c) red – shed
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) mat (b) light (c) log
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – wing (b) sun – wing (c) king – bee
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) float (b) blouse (c) bright
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  40. 40.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) Butterflies dance on the breeze

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 7
  3. Diyas glow at night
  4. 2
  5. high
  6. brain – chain
  7. Paper boats sail down the drain
  8. The wind plays with my long hair
  9. 2
  10. bake
  11. 1
  12. A frog on a leaf
  13. 7
  14. 2
  15. 5
  16. head
  17. train – rain
  18. guitar
  19. sea
  20. 3
  21. 2
  22. 3
  23. moon – spoon
  24. 5
  25. car – guitar
  26. king – sing
  27. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  28. run – bun
  29. 5
  30. The kite string tugs at my hand
  31. The lazy cow chews and chews
  32. 5
  33. king
  34. red – shed
  35. log
  36. king – wing
  37. blouse
  38. 5
  39. 5
  40. Clouds drift past the hill

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