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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 747 · 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) tree – key (b) tree – cook (c) shed – key
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) frog (b) goat (c) cold
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – tree (b) bee – cook (c) head – tree
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Hot chai in a cup
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) The dry leaves whisper
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) The dry leaves whisper
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) gold (b) bed (c) bat
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) swing (b) hat (c) knee
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – tree (b) pie – tree (c) knee – train
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Little ants march on (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) red (b) stay (c) moon
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) wing (b) snake (c) bed
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  26. 26.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) Soft snow on the hills (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) star (b) boat (c) bell
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Kites dance in the sky
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – ring (b) snake – bake (c) cat – bake
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) clay – gold (b) fold – kite (c) fold – gold
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) cat (b) key (c) chain
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – tree (b) star – cake (c) rake – cake
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  37. 37.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Stars blink one by one
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) bell (b) clay (c) mouse
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – bread (b) bed – bread (c) bed – rake
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) hat (b) soon (c) cook

Answer key

  1. tree – key
  2. 3
  3. 3
  4. goat
  5. 7
  6. 4
  7. 7
  8. bee – tree
  9. Hot chai in a cup
  10. The puddles shine like mirrors
  11. 5
  12. The dry leaves whisper
  13. 1
  14. 7
  15. 7
  16. gold
  17. swing
  18. 5
  19. knee – tree
  20. Little ants march on
  21. moon
  22. 3
  23. 5
  24. bed
  25. 7
  26. Soft snow on the hills
  27. star
  28. 3
  29. Kites dance in the sky
  30. 2
  31. snake – bake
  32. 2
  33. fold – gold
  34. chain
  35. rake – cake
  36. 5
  37. Stars blink one by one
  38. mouse
  39. bed – bread
  40. soon

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