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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 593 · 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) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – knee (b) bee – hook (c) dog – knee
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  5. 5.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) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) A cat on the wall
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) night (b) clay (c) fish
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – light (b) hook – cook (c) bat – cook
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) cold (b) fun (c) hook
  9. 9.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) Rain taps on the roof (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) A cat on the wall (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – note (b) coat – bell (c) coat – note
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) far (b) look (c) float
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – play (b) cook – rat (c) cat – rat
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Mangoes in the sun
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – run (b) fun – shed (c) hat – run
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) guitar (b) wing (c) sky
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) tree (b) train (c) white
  24. 24.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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Diyas glow at night
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “log”? (a) shed (b) gold (c) dog
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – bat (b) mat – bat (c) mat – ring
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – sing (b) ring – well (c) one – sing
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) knee (b) tray (c) car
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) wish (b) bat (c) bed
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – mouse (b) plain – mouse (c) blouse – rat
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – mouse (b) wing – bake (c) lake – bake
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) run (b) goat (c) play
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) wish (b) cook (c) cold
  39. 39.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) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  40. 40.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) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) A frog on a leaf

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. bee – knee
  3. 7
  4. 7
  5. A cat on the wall
  6. fish
  7. hook – cook
  8. fun
  9. The lazy cow chews and chews
  10. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  11. 4
  12. coat – note
  13. 5
  14. 7
  15. 5
  16. look
  17. cat – rat
  18. 5
  19. The baby laughs at the moon
  20. 1
  21. fun – run
  22. wing
  23. train
  24. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  25. 5
  26. 1
  27. dog
  28. mat – bat
  29. ring – sing
  30. 5
  31. car
  32. wish
  33. blouse – mouse
  34. 7
  35. lake – bake
  36. play
  37. 5
  38. cold
  39. Waves kiss the warm sand
  40. The kite string tugs at my hand

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