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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 649 · 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 MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Soft snow on the hills
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) cold (b) rain (c) night
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – my (b) key – my (c) pie – cake
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Stars blink one by one (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – float (b) coat – float (c) coat – blouse
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) sea (b) took (c) car
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) bee (b) moon (c) cat
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) tree (b) chain (c) shell
  12. 12.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) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Kites dance in the sky
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) hat (b) bee (c) my
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Mangoes in the sun
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – spoon (b) moon – fog (c) fun – spoon
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) tell (b) note (c) wish
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – high (b) cook – jog (c) frog – jog
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) blouse (b) ring (c) balloon
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) stay – rat (b) rake – play (c) stay – play
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) one (b) tray (c) far
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) ring (b) smell (c) bat
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (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) A cat on the wall (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – train (b) plain – train (c) plain – cat
  31. 31.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) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – snake (b) run – snake (c) bake – sky
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) hat (b) frog (c) plain
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – far (b) bold – log (c) frog – log
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) sea (b) house (c) guitar
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – night (b) shell – night (c) light – my

Answer key

  1. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  2. cold
  3. 7
  4. pie – my
  5. Stars blink one by one
  6. 4
  7. coat – float
  8. took
  9. 7
  10. bee
  11. tree
  12. Kites dance in the sky
  13. 5
  14. 3
  15. 7
  16. 5
  17. bee
  18. 2
  19. Mangoes in the sun
  20. moon – spoon
  21. note
  22. frog – jog
  23. balloon
  24. 2
  25. stay – play
  26. one
  27. smell
  28. 2
  29. The baby laughs at the moon
  30. plain – train
  31. Peacocks spread their tails
  32. 3
  33. bake – snake
  34. frog
  35. frog – log
  36. house
  37. 3
  38. 7
  39. 7
  40. light – night

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