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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 732 · 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.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – shed (b) red – moon (c) red – shed
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) A frog on a leaf (c) The temple bells ring softly
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – swish (b) wish – swish (c) wish – red
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – rat (b) bat – star (c) bat – rat
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) bright (b) chain (c) car
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  13. 13.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Morning bells ring out
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) lake (b) bat (c) star
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – log (b) knee – cake (c) bake – cake
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) my (b) house (c) goat
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) frog (b) car (c) float
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Rain taps on the roof
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  23. 23.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) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Soft snow on the hills
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – balloon (b) moon – lake (c) moon – balloon
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – took (b) book – took (c) book – rake
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) ring (b) bun (c) brain
  30. 30.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) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) gold (b) bun (c) snake
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Hot chai in a cup
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “fun”? (a) sun (b) book (c) light
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) A green parrot sings
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – head (b) car – head (c) shed – brain
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) cat (b) fish (c) snake
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) guitar (b) cat (c) brain
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) play (b) plain (c) jog

Answer key

  1. red – shed
  2. 3
  3. The temple bells ring softly
  4. 2
  5. 7
  6. wish – swish
  7. 1
  8. bat – rat
  9. chain
  10. 3
  11. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  12. 2
  13. Morning bells ring out
  14. 7
  15. star
  16. bake – cake
  17. my
  18. 3
  19. frog
  20. Rain taps on the roof
  21. 5
  22. 7
  23. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  24. moon – balloon
  25. 7
  26. 5
  27. book – took
  28. 5
  29. brain
  30. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  31. 3
  32. snake
  33. Hot chai in a cup
  34. sun
  35. A green parrot sings
  36. shed – head
  37. 7
  38. fish
  39. cat
  40. plain

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