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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 600 · 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 “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – knee (b) lake – snake (c) wish – snake
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) spoon (b) car (c) cook
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) Stars blink one by one (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) balloon (b) bell (c) cake
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) fold (b) sea (c) my
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – sea (b) tree – sea (c) tree – night
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) The temple bells ring softly
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) brain (b) king (c) stay
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – jar (b) car – bake (c) car – jar
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) Little ants march on (c) Rain taps on the roof
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) A green parrot sings
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) A cat on the wall
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) blouse (b) wish (c) one
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) boat (b) brain (c) sky
  25. 25.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) A green parrot sings (c) The dry leaves whisper
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) tree (b) dish (c) frog
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Bees hum near the pond
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  37. 37.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) Soft snow on the hills (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) sun (b) night (c) rake
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cold – brain (b) chain – bun (c) chain – brain
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 5
  3. lake – snake
  4. cook
  5. 1
  6. 2
  7. Peacocks spread their tails
  8. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  9. 7
  10. 3
  11. 5
  12. bell
  13. 2
  14. fold
  15. tree – sea
  16. Stars blink one by one
  17. king
  18. car – jar
  19. Waves carry shells to the shore
  20. The lazy cow chews and chews
  21. A cat on the wall
  22. 5
  23. blouse
  24. brain
  25. The kite string tugs at my hand
  26. frog
  27. 7
  28. 3
  29. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  30. 3
  31. 7
  32. 3
  33. Bees hum near the pond
  34. 7
  35. 5
  36. 4
  37. The baby laughs at the moon
  38. night
  39. chain – brain
  40. 7

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