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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 602 · 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 FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – note (b) boat – note (c) boat – jar
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – kite (b) light – lake (c) light – kite
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “clay”? (a) tray (b) float (c) cold
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) note (b) noon (c) bed
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) stay – book (b) look – star (c) look – book
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Diyas glow at night
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  22. 22.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) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Soft snow on the hills
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) mat (b) star (c) king
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) rake (b) fun (c) mat
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) pie (b) gold (c) run
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – shed (b) stay – balloon (c) moon – balloon
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – mouse (b) blouse – mouse (c) blouse – fish
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) hat (b) swish (c) bold
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) bake (b) kite (c) rain
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – bed (b) look – took (c) frog – took
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) my – blouse (b) train – sky (c) my – sky
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) wish (b) sing (c) red
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) wish (b) mat (c) float
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – ring (b) sing – ring (c) sing – light
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6

Answer key

  1. Peacocks spread their tails
  2. 7
  3. boat – note
  4. light – kite
  5. 5
  6. 5
  7. 5
  8. 7
  9. 7
  10. tray
  11. 7
  12. 2
  13. noon
  14. A cat on the wall
  15. 3
  16. 5
  17. look – book
  18. Green parrots chatter all day
  19. 7
  20. Diyas glow at night
  21. 5
  22. Soft snow on the hills
  23. star
  24. mat
  25. gold
  26. 1
  27. moon – balloon
  28. blouse – mouse
  29. 4
  30. bold
  31. 3
  32. kite
  33. look – took
  34. my – sky
  35. 2
  36. sing
  37. float
  38. 3
  39. sing – ring
  40. 5

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