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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 665 · 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:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) pie (b) log (c) light
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – balloon (b) noon – tell (c) boat – balloon
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) noon (b) sing (c) smell
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  10. 10.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) Morning bells ring out (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  11. 11.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) Diyas glow at night (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “fun”? (a) jog (b) run (c) key
  13. 13.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) The old banyan tree (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) play (b) rain (c) soon
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) mat (b) car (c) night
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) high (b) sun (c) float
  19. 19.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) Peacocks spread their tails (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – white (b) plain – brain (c) clay – brain
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) stay (b) soon (c) brain
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Mangoes in the sun
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) gold (b) bee (c) swish
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) train (b) pie (c) cat
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Stars blink one by one
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) cake (b) tray (c) bright
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – head (b) tell – head (c) bed – noon
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) tell (b) play (c) sky
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Mangoes in the sun
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) mouse (b) bed (c) fish
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – boat (b) bread – car (c) guitar – car
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) rat (b) night (c) soon
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. pie
  5. 7
  6. 2
  7. noon – balloon
  8. sing
  9. 7
  10. Morning bells ring out
  11. Diyas glow at night
  12. run
  13. The old banyan tree
  14. soon
  15. night
  16. 2
  17. 2
  18. high
  19. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  20. plain – brain
  21. brain
  22. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  23. swish
  24. 7
  25. 3
  26. pie
  27. The wind plays with my long hair
  28. bright
  29. 3
  30. 3
  31. bed – head
  32. 2
  33. 4
  34. 2
  35. sky
  36. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  37. mouse
  38. guitar – car
  39. rat
  40. 5

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