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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 744 · 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:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) mouse (b) bake (c) look
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – noon (b) brain – plain (c) head – plain
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) stay – light (b) coat – tray (c) stay – tray
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) dog (b) rat (c) key
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) blouse (b) bed (c) cold
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – tray (b) play – tray (c) play – lake
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – stay (b) play – stay (c) play – car
  11. 11.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) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) The dry leaves whisper
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – brain (b) fish – bright (c) light – bright
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) bat (b) run (c) pie
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – sun (b) one – key (c) one – sun
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – bell (b) run – bell (c) shell – cake
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – fish (b) dish – run (c) chain – fish
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – key (b) sea – swing (c) shell – key
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) A frog on a leaf
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – cat (b) bat – goat (c) sun – cat
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) one – took (b) lake – run (c) one – run
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) bread (b) mat (c) noon
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – knee (b) fold – rake (c) lake – rake
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Kites dance in the sky
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. bake
  3. brain – plain
  4. stay – tray
  5. A green parrot sings
  6. key
  7. Mangoes in the sun
  8. blouse
  9. play – tray
  10. play – stay
  11. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  12. light – bright
  13. 4
  14. pie
  15. 3
  16. 5
  17. 5
  18. 5
  19. one – sun
  20. 4
  21. shell – bell
  22. 2
  23. 2
  24. dish – fish
  25. sea – key
  26. 2
  27. Children splash in muddy lanes
  28. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  29. 5
  30. 2
  31. bat – cat
  32. one – run
  33. 4
  34. noon
  35. 3
  36. 5
  37. 5
  38. lake – rake
  39. Kites dance in the sky
  40. 5

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