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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 696 · 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) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) Diyas glow at night (c) Rain taps on the roof
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – wish (b) fish – cook (c) fish – wish
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – fog (b) bread – red (c) run – red
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) one (b) key (c) rain
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) blouse (b) bell (c) brain
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) car (b) play (c) rake
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) The old banyan tree (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – float (b) goat – dog (c) goat – float
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) cold (b) tray (c) head
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – wing (b) key – knee (c) clay – knee
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) hat (b) sea (c) balloon
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – train (b) sea – train (c) brain – rat
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – soon (b) knee – sea (c) cake – sea
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) A frog on a leaf (c) The temple bells ring softly
  29. 29.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) The temple bells ring softly (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cold – sea (b) mat – fold (c) cold – fold
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) plain (b) key (c) sing
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – my (b) sky – sun (c) tell – my
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) fish (b) house (c) book
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  35. 35.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) Peacocks spread their tails (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) tell (b) swing (c) car
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) Diyas glow at night
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – old (b) bold – old (c) bold – train
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) spoon (b) cat (c) day

Answer key

  1. Waves carry shells to the shore
  2. 5
  3. fish – wish
  4. 5
  5. 1
  6. 7
  7. 3
  8. 1
  9. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  10. bread – red
  11. 3
  12. 5
  13. rain
  14. 3
  15. bell
  16. rake
  17. 5
  18. The puddles shine like mirrors
  19. goat – float
  20. head
  21. 5
  22. key – knee
  23. 3
  24. hat
  25. 4
  26. brain – train
  27. knee – sea
  28. A frog on a leaf
  29. A green parrot sings
  30. cold – fold
  31. plain
  32. sky – my
  33. fish
  34. 3
  35. The wind plays with my long hair
  36. car
  37. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  38. bold – old
  39. 1
  40. cat

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