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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 626 · 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 “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) The moon, round and white
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) tree (b) rake (c) white
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – fly (b) mat – fly (c) pie – car
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – stay (b) tray – jog (c) shed – stay
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – tray (b) night – tray (c) day – knee
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – jar (b) far – cat (c) sea – jar
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – moon (b) pie – knee (c) key – knee
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – one (b) fun – my (c) fun – one
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – bun (b) star – bun (c) run – float
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – kite (b) sun – one (c) jar – one
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – head (b) shed – rake (c) shed – head
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – look (b) day – sing (c) wing – sing
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) my – sky (b) rake – sky (c) my – kite
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – bright (b) light – bright (c) light – old
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  25. 25.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Morning bells ring out
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) stay (b) car (c) book
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) bee (b) rake (c) clay
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) bee (b) clay (c) jog
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) knee (b) goat (c) house
  35. 35.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) The old banyan tree (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) sing (b) note (c) log
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – fly (b) bright – house (c) blouse – house
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) bun (b) noon (c) night
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Peacocks spread their tails

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. The moon, round and white
  3. white
  4. pie – fly
  5. tray – stay
  6. day – tray
  7. 7
  8. far – jar
  9. key – knee
  10. fun – one
  11. run – bun
  12. 3
  13. 3
  14. sun – one
  15. shed – head
  16. wing – sing
  17. 2
  18. my – sky
  19. light – bright
  20. 7
  21. 7
  22. 4
  23. 7
  24. 5
  25. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  26. stay
  27. clay
  28. 3
  29. The dry leaves whisper
  30. 7
  31. bee
  32. 2
  33. 4
  34. knee
  35. The old banyan tree
  36. 3
  37. note
  38. blouse – house
  39. night
  40. Peacocks spread their tails

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