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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 610 · 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.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) lake (b) my (c) fun
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – mouse (b) old – swish (c) fish – swish
  9. 9.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) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – my (b) sky – blouse (c) sky – my
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – spoon (b) noon – old (c) plain – spoon
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “goat”? (a) sing (b) well (c) boat
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) run (b) clay (c) took
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – blouse (b) book – smell (c) tell – smell
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Soft snow on the hills
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) fish (b) train (c) bun
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – cake (b) snake – float (c) bat – cake
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) tray (b) run (c) bat
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) my – fly (b) bright – fly (c) my – goat
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – chain (b) plain – jog (c) plain – chain
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – balloon (b) blouse – balloon (c) spoon – bee
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) smell (b) blouse (c) king
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – log (b) dog – tree (c) my – log
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) The dry leaves whisper
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) light (b) sea (c) balloon
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cold – hat (b) mat – swish (c) mat – hat
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – far (b) guitar – far (c) guitar – book
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) pie (b) head (c) far
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun

Answer key

  1. fun
  2. 5
  3. 7
  4. 7
  5. 2
  6. 1
  7. 7
  8. fish – swish
  9. Clouds drift past the hill
  10. sky – my
  11. noon – spoon
  12. 4
  13. 5
  14. Peacocks spread their tails
  15. boat
  16. run
  17. tell – smell
  18. Soft snow on the hills
  19. 7
  20. train
  21. snake – cake
  22. bat
  23. Waves kiss the warm sand
  24. my – fly
  25. 4
  26. 7
  27. A green parrot sings
  28. plain – chain
  29. spoon – balloon
  30. smell
  31. 5
  32. dog – log
  33. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  34. The dry leaves whisper
  35. sea
  36. mat – hat
  37. guitar – far
  38. pie
  39. 5
  40. The moon, round and white

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