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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 672 · 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 “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  2. 2.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) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – day (b) night – day (c) play – swish
  4. 4.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) The dry leaves whisper (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) train (b) head (c) lake
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) noon (b) clay (c) bat
  7. 7.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) The old banyan tree
  8. 8.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) The temple bells ring softly (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) bun (b) tell (c) rake
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) moon (b) mat (c) night
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) coat (b) cake (c) chain
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) house (b) my (c) soon
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) A cat on the wall
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) stay (b) mat (c) bake
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – mat (b) hat – mat (c) hat – spoon
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Little ants march on (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) sun (b) book (c) light
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – dog (b) frog – gold (c) sky – dog
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – jog (b) swish – dish (c) boat – dish
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) bright (b) cook (c) rake
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) clay (b) kite (c) pie
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – far (b) jar – tree (c) sky – far
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – wing (b) ring – wing (c) ring – dog
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – light (b) head – light (c) night – goat
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) guitar (b) well (c) ring
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. Rain taps on the roof
  3. play – day
  4. The dry leaves whisper
  5. head
  6. noon
  7. The old banyan tree
  8. The moon, round and white
  9. 5
  10. 3
  11. rake
  12. 3
  13. mat
  14. chain
  15. 2
  16. my
  17. A cat on the wall
  18. 5
  19. stay
  20. 7
  21. hat – mat
  22. Soft snow on the hills
  23. 7
  24. 3
  25. 7
  26. Hot pakoras on a plate
  27. 4
  28. book
  29. frog – dog
  30. swish – dish
  31. cook
  32. kite
  33. 5
  34. jar – far
  35. ring – wing
  36. night – light
  37. 5
  38. 3
  39. guitar
  40. 2

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