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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 736 · 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.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – sun (b) run – dish (c) run – sun
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) moon (b) shed (c) book
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – night (b) cat – night (c) bright – brain
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) bright (b) cat (c) boat
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) balloon (b) smell (c) bun
  10. 10.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 kite string tugs at my hand (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – train (b) brain – train (c) brain – sing
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – well (b) float – boat (c) fog – boat
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – look (b) gold – fold (c) bell – fold
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cold – gold (b) sing – gold (c) cold – coat
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) noon (b) coat (c) key
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) A frog on a leaf
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) The moon, round and white
  24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) The old banyan tree (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – knee (b) sing – knee (c) key – moon
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) car (b) mat (c) goat
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – sea (b) tree – cook (c) stay – sea
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – soon (b) cat – bun (c) sun – bun
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) goat (b) book (c) pie
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) balloon (b) sun (c) rain
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) king (b) plain (c) pie
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. run – sun
  3. 3
  4. shed
  5. bright – night
  6. bright
  7. 3
  8. 7
  9. smell
  10. Waves kiss the warm sand
  11. brain – train
  12. 7
  13. 2
  14. float – boat
  15. 4
  16. gold – fold
  17. 7
  18. A cat on the wall
  19. cold – gold
  20. coat
  21. 3
  22. A frog on a leaf
  23. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  24. The old banyan tree
  25. Children splash in muddy lanes
  26. key – knee
  27. 7
  28. goat
  29. 5
  30. 5
  31. tree – sea
  32. sun – bun
  33. 7
  34. book
  35. 3
  36. rain
  37. 3
  38. 7
  39. plain
  40. 5

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