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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 72 · 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) Rain taps on the roof (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  2. 2.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) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Rain taps on the roof
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) train (b) snake (c) bed
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) balloon (b) hat (c) day
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Mangoes in the sun
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) Morning bells ring out (c) Stars blink one by one
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – far (b) rat – bat (c) wing – bat
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) kite (b) swish (c) jog
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) brain (b) red (c) spoon
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) bell (b) bright (c) log
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) car (b) plain (c) play
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Morning bells ring out
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – house (b) mouse – well (c) log – house
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – snake (b) day – book (c) took – book
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – chain (b) plain – cat (c) red – chain
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – shell (b) bell – pie (c) bell – shell
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – mat (b) bat – clay (c) bat – mat
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – moon (b) swish – kite (c) white – kite
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – noon (b) spoon – cake (c) spoon – noon
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) fun (b) house (c) sky
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – sea (b) bee – frog (c) bee – sea
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – hook (b) took – knee (c) took – hook
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) noon (b) tree (c) night
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) car (b) swing (c) key

Answer key

  1. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  2. Waves carry shells to the shore
  3. snake
  4. 7
  5. 3
  6. hat
  7. 7
  8. The puddles shine like mirrors
  9. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  10. rat – bat
  11. 7
  12. 5
  13. swish
  14. spoon
  15. 5
  16. 3
  17. 7
  18. bright
  19. Peacocks spread their tails
  20. plain
  21. Morning bells ring out
  22. 5
  23. 2
  24. 2
  25. 7
  26. mouse – house
  27. 5
  28. took – book
  29. Bees hum near the pond
  30. plain – chain
  31. bell – shell
  32. bat – mat
  33. white – kite
  34. 1
  35. spoon – noon
  36. sky
  37. bee – sea
  38. took – hook
  39. noon
  40. car

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