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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 608 · 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:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Soft snow on the hills
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) king (b) tree (c) hat
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) fly (b) cat (c) cold
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) one (b) bed (c) took
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – red (b) sky – noon (c) moon – noon
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – moon (b) shell – fun (c) run – fun
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) noon (b) log (c) well
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) clay – smell (b) tell – jar (c) tell – smell
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “goat”? (a) rake (b) hook (c) boat
  20. 20.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Little ants march on
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) ring (b) note (c) bake
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – well (b) tell – house (c) red – well
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – sea (b) knee – rake (c) knee – sea
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – train (b) high – cake (c) bake – cake
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) hat (b) star (c) well
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) The old banyan tree
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – gold (b) fold – gold (c) fold – cook
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – hat (b) bat – well (c) bat – hat
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) house (b) bat (c) took
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) cook (b) bread (c) pie
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – bell (b) high – bold (c) gold – bold
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – guitar (b) shed – red (c) boat – red
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – cold (b) blouse – house (c) far – house
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) A green parrot sings (c) The baby laughs at the moon

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 3
  3. Soft snow on the hills
  4. 7
  5. tree
  6. fly
  7. Rain taps on the roof
  8. 5
  9. bed
  10. 3
  11. moon – noon
  12. 2
  13. run – fun
  14. 5
  15. well
  16. 7
  17. 5
  18. tell – smell
  19. boat
  20. Little ants march on
  21. bake
  22. tell – well
  23. 3
  24. knee – sea
  25. 3
  26. bake – cake
  27. 4
  28. star
  29. 2
  30. The old banyan tree
  31. 7
  32. fold – gold
  33. bat – hat
  34. took
  35. cook
  36. 2
  37. gold – bold
  38. shed – red
  39. blouse – house
  40. A green parrot sings

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