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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 594 · 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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) Little ants march on (c) Hot chai in a cup
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – knee (b) blouse – knee (c) bee – cake
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) boat (b) mouse (c) took
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) blouse (b) rat (c) balloon
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – jar (b) fish – jar (c) car – tell
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) tray (b) gold (c) soon
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – moon (b) spoon – fish (c) ring – moon
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) smell (b) bed (c) fun
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) moon (b) cat (c) dish
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) bat (b) train (c) tree
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – bake (b) cake – dog (c) cake – bake
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) tray (b) car (c) my
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) jar (b) rat (c) house
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – bun (b) run – took (c) bell – bun
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Morning bells ring out (c) A green parrot sings
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – tree (b) bee – snake (c) bee – tree
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – key (b) sea – frog (c) sea – key
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) took (b) noon (c) light
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) ring (b) snake (c) wish
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) house (b) far (c) bake
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – hook (b) look – hook (c) look – play
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) fog (b) hook (c) chain
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8

Answer key

  1. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  2. bee – knee
  3. 7
  4. 1
  5. 2
  6. 3
  7. 7
  8. took
  9. blouse
  10. car – jar
  11. The wind plays with my long hair
  12. 4
  13. gold
  14. Waves kiss the warm sand
  15. spoon – moon
  16. fun
  17. dish
  18. 4
  19. tree
  20. 2
  21. 1
  22. 2
  23. cake – bake
  24. my
  25. Kites dance in the sky
  26. 4
  27. rat
  28. run – bun
  29. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  30. 2
  31. 5
  32. bee – tree
  33. sea – key
  34. took
  35. snake
  36. house
  37. look – hook
  38. 5
  39. chain
  40. 7

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