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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 695 · 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) Clouds drift past the hill (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) car (b) key (c) bun
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – hook (b) took – hook (c) took – bat
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – wing (b) king – bell (c) sun – wing
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) took (b) cat (c) bold
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – fun (b) run – jog (c) rake – fun
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) spoon (b) bun (c) red
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  13. 13.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  14. 14.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) Morning bells ring out (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – high (b) dish – high (c) sky – rake
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Bees hum near the pond
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  20. 20.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Bees hum near the pond
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) soon (b) brain (c) head
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) sea (b) wing (c) brain
  25. 25.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) A frog on a leaf
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) log (b) plain (c) bed
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) The old banyan tree
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) run (b) light (c) tree
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) The moon, round and white (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – fun (b) hat – cat (c) car – cat
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – boat (b) coat – fly (c) coat – boat
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8

Answer key

  1. Children splash in muddy lanes
  2. car
  3. 7
  4. 3
  5. took – hook
  6. king – wing
  7. took
  8. run – fun
  9. 1
  10. 2
  11. bun
  12. 5
  13. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  14. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  15. sky – high
  16. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  17. 2
  18. 7
  19. 3
  20. Bees hum near the pond
  21. head
  22. 5
  23. 2
  24. wing
  25. A frog on a leaf
  26. plain
  27. Waves carry shells to the shore
  28. light
  29. 5
  30. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  31. 7
  32. 3
  33. hat – cat
  34. 5
  35. 5
  36. 5
  37. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  38. 7
  39. coat – boat
  40. 7

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