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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 719 · 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) The old banyan tree (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) A cat on the wall
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – fish (b) boat – float (c) well – float
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) frog (b) bright (c) look
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) sun (b) hook (c) log
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) tell (b) tree (c) blouse
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – head (b) spoon – head (c) bed – day
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) fish (b) bat (c) high
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – note (b) red – note (c) boat – bun
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) guitar (b) log (c) cold
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – swish (b) fish – swish (c) fish – hook
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) soon (b) fun (c) chain
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – plain (b) rain – plain (c) rain – bold
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) The old banyan tree
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) plain (b) day (c) moon
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) brain (b) bed (c) sky
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – dish (b) log – dish (c) fish – knee
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) swish (b) soon (c) blouse
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – house (b) blouse – tray (c) blouse – house
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  2. boat – float
  3. 3
  4. 1
  5. look
  6. log
  7. tree
  8. bed – head
  9. 5
  10. 7
  11. Monsoon clouds roll in
  12. bat
  13. 3
  14. 5
  15. 5
  16. 3
  17. 2
  18. A cat on the wall
  19. boat – note
  20. 5
  21. log
  22. fish – swish
  23. 5
  24. 3
  25. 7
  26. soon
  27. 5
  28. rain – plain
  29. The old banyan tree
  30. moon
  31. sky
  32. 7
  33. 5
  34. 7
  35. fish – dish
  36. blouse
  37. 1
  38. 5
  39. blouse – house
  40. 4

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