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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 752 · 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 cat on the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) A green parrot sings
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) house (b) snake (c) look
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (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) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Morning bells ring out (c) A frog on a leaf
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) rat (b) swish (c) head
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – ring (b) swing – ring (c) swing – run
  11. 11.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) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  12. 12.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) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  13. 13.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) Morning bells ring out (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) high – book (b) house – pie (c) high – pie
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – chain (b) light – white (c) book – white
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “fun”? (a) sea (b) sun (c) house
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – spoon (b) plain – cat (c) bat – cat
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) clay (b) frog (c) snake
  20. 20.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) A frog on a leaf
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – snake (b) lake – snake (c) lake – key
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) mouse (b) cake (c) hook
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) stay (b) cold (c) sky
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – rain (b) brain – rain (c) brain – pie
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) clay – wish (b) mat – tray (c) clay – tray
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) lake (b) king (c) book
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) cake (b) dish (c) white
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  3. 2
  4. 2
  5. look
  6. 2
  7. 7
  8. The kite string tugs at my hand
  9. head
  10. swing – ring
  11. Monsoon clouds roll in
  12. Clouds drift past the hill
  13. Green parrots chatter all day
  14. high – pie
  15. light – white
  16. 5
  17. sun
  18. bat – cat
  19. snake
  20. A frog on a leaf
  21. 3
  22. 5
  23. 5
  24. 3
  25. 7
  26. lake – snake
  27. cake
  28. stay
  29. Little ants march on
  30. 4
  31. 5
  32. brain – rain
  33. 5
  34. 7
  35. clay – tray
  36. lake
  37. 3
  38. white
  39. 7
  40. 5

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