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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 799 · 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 FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Bees hum near the pond
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  5. 5.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) Rain taps on the roof (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – knee (b) key – house (c) hook – knee
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – frog (b) kite – chain (c) rain – chain
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – fog (b) dog – jar (c) dog – fog
  10. 10.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) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Rain taps on the roof
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – bread (b) rain – bread (c) shed – knee
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) one (b) hat (c) fish
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – car (b) dog – book (c) took – book
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – plain (b) chain – boat (c) chain – plain
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) soon (b) gold (c) cook
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) boat (b) ring (c) rake
  21. 21.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) The baby laughs at the moon (c) The dry leaves whisper
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – fog (b) cook – king (c) wing – king
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) look (b) tree (c) gold
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – cook (b) look – cook (c) look – rain
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) bake (b) car (c) kite
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – hat (b) ring – swing (c) bell – swing
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – sky (b) ring – sea (c) key – sea
  30. 30.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) smell (b) moon (c) far
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) bed (b) chain (c) bright
  33. 33.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) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Morning bells ring out
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – one (b) sing – king (c) red – king
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – snake (b) lake – wing (c) white – snake
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – noon (b) balloon – blouse (c) balloon – noon
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Soft snow on the hills

Answer key

  1. Little ants march on
  2. 5
  3. Bees hum near the pond
  4. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  5. Rain taps on the roof
  6. key – knee
  7. 5
  8. rain – chain
  9. dog – fog
  10. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  11. shed – bread
  12. hat
  13. 1
  14. 3
  15. took – book
  16. 2
  17. chain – plain
  18. 5
  19. cook
  20. boat
  21. The dry leaves whisper
  22. 3
  23. wing – king
  24. tree
  25. 5
  26. look – cook
  27. kite
  28. ring – swing
  29. key – sea
  30. Waves kiss the warm sand
  31. smell
  32. chain
  33. Morning bells ring out
  34. 2
  35. 7
  36. 5
  37. sing – king
  38. lake – snake
  39. balloon – noon
  40. Soft snow on the hills

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