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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 775 · 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.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) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – red (b) bread – red (c) bread – run
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – train (b) shed – king (c) sing – king
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) cake (b) cold (c) ring
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – light (b) kite – dog (c) sky – light
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – guitar (b) cold – rain (c) chain – rain
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – dog (b) pie – bat (c) rat – bat
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – jar (b) goat – float (c) bread – float
  15. 15.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) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Stars blink one by one
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) light (b) mouse (c) chain
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) fish (b) kite (c) play
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) A green parrot sings (c) Morning bells ring out
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – mouse (b) house – mouse (c) house – my
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – dog (b) kite – white (c) bread – white
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) tray (b) mat (c) old
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) pie (b) shed (c) swing
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) dog (b) took (c) knee
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – key (b) sea – king (c) sea – key
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) fun (b) wing (c) old

Answer key

  1. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  2. bread – red
  3. 7
  4. sing – king
  5. cake
  6. Kites dance in the sky
  7. 3
  8. kite – light
  9. 3
  10. 2
  11. chain – rain
  12. 7
  13. rat – bat
  14. goat – float
  15. Stars blink one by one
  16. mouse
  17. 3
  18. fish
  19. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  20. 5
  21. 5
  22. 5
  23. 5
  24. house – mouse
  25. 2
  26. 7
  27. 5
  28. kite – white
  29. old
  30. 5
  31. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  32. 2
  33. swing
  34. knee
  35. 5
  36. 2
  37. 2
  38. 5
  39. sea – key
  40. wing

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