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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 689 · 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:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – fly (b) gold – sea (c) key – sea
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) pie (b) book (c) swish
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – dish (b) fish – mouse (c) fish – dish
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) brain (b) bake (c) book
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) dish (b) soon (c) bold
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Rain taps on the roof
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) A frog on a leaf (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  10. 10.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – look (b) mat – bat (c) house – bat
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) A cat on the wall
  13. 13.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) tell (b) hook (c) shed
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) bold (b) bat (c) night
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) train (b) shell (c) cake
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) blouse (b) bright (c) swish
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) shed (b) bright (c) sing
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) dog (b) look (c) high
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – bee (b) tree – bee (c) tree – fog
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – fish (b) rat – mat (c) fog – mat
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (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) Hot chai in a cup (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) house (b) bread (c) sky
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) Little ants march on (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) jog (b) book (c) lake
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  40. 40.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) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Kites dance in the sky

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. key – sea
  3. pie
  4. fish – dish
  5. 5
  6. book
  7. soon
  8. Rain taps on the roof
  9. The wind plays with my long hair
  10. The moon, round and white
  11. mat – bat
  12. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  13. A green parrot sings
  14. tell
  15. 5
  16. 3
  17. bat
  18. shell
  19. 3
  20. swish
  21. bright
  22. high
  23. tree – bee
  24. 2
  25. rat – mat
  26. 2
  27. 3
  28. 2
  29. The lazy cow chews and chews
  30. sky
  31. Hot pakoras on a plate
  32. Little ants march on
  33. 5
  34. 2
  35. 1
  36. 7
  37. lake
  38. 5
  39. 5
  40. Kites dance in the sky

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