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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 596 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Bees hum near the pond
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “goat”? (a) car (b) swing (c) boat
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – frog (b) jog – brain (c) key – frog
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) day (b) wing (c) mat
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – cat (b) fish – cat (c) bat – dog
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – cook (b) took – balloon (c) took – cook
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) knee (b) log (c) wing
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) bake (b) sea (c) hook
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) my – bun (b) fish – sky (c) my – sky
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) swing (b) cold (c) sky
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) boat (b) kite (c) lake
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) lake (b) boat (c) book
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – key (b) tree – moon (c) tree – key
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) The temple bells ring softly
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) snake (b) train (c) bat
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) lake (b) rat (c) night
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) chain (b) bat (c) tree
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – sky (b) high – clay (c) high – sky
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – mouse (b) bold – wing (c) sing – wing
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) mouse (b) frog (c) book
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Bees hum near the pond

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. The temple bells ring softly
  3. boat
  4. jog – frog
  5. mat
  6. bat – cat
  7. 5
  8. took – cook
  9. 2
  10. wing
  11. Rain taps on the roof
  12. sea
  13. 3
  14. my – sky
  15. cold
  16. 3
  17. boat
  18. lake
  19. 4
  20. 7
  21. tree – key
  22. Mangoes in the sun
  23. Clouds drift past the hill
  24. train
  25. 7
  26. Monsoon clouds roll in
  27. lake
  28. tree
  29. The old banyan tree
  30. high – sky
  31. 5
  32. 3
  33. 7
  34. Morning bells ring out
  35. sing – wing
  36. 7
  37. 5
  38. 3
  39. mouse
  40. Bees hum near the pond

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