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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 706 · 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 FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cold – goat (b) bright – gold (c) cold – gold
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) The old banyan tree
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) bold (b) chain (c) spoon
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – cake (b) rake – sea (c) my – cake
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – spoon (b) soon – sun (c) light – spoon
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) tray (b) bee (c) well
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) book (b) one (c) gold
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) bed (b) kite (c) run
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) bake (b) coat (c) rain
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) log (b) play (c) rain
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – boat (b) fold – bold (c) hat – bold
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) The dry leaves whisper
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) cake (b) play (c) book
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – coat (b) float – dish (c) float – coat
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – cold (b) bold – bright (c) bold – cold
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – head (b) bed – bee (c) tell – head
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – cake (b) bake – cake (c) bake – jar
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) look (b) noon (c) ring
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) sing (b) took (c) gold

Answer key

  1. Rain taps on the roof
  2. cold – gold
  3. The old banyan tree
  4. chain
  5. rake – cake
  6. soon – spoon
  7. 7
  8. bee
  9. one
  10. Kites dance in the sky
  11. run
  12. 3
  13. 7
  14. Clouds drift past the hill
  15. 5
  16. rain
  17. 5
  18. 2
  19. 2
  20. play
  21. 5
  22. fold – bold
  23. 5
  24. 7
  25. 2
  26. 5
  27. The dry leaves whisper
  28. play
  29. float – coat
  30. 5
  31. bold – cold
  32. 4
  33. 7
  34. bed – head
  35. 5
  36. 5
  37. 3
  38. bake – cake
  39. ring
  40. took

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