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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 811 · 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) sky – balloon (b) cat – high (c) sky – high
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) stay – tray (b) stay – key (c) smell – tray
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – guitar (b) far – guitar (c) far – balloon
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) A cat on the wall (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) cake (b) bread (c) light
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) soon (b) goat (c) lake
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) my (b) bee (c) dish
  16. 16.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) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Morning bells ring out
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) coat (b) log (c) moon
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) coat (b) snake (c) swing
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) goat (b) mat (c) chain
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – note (b) boat – blouse (c) boat – note
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – book (b) fish – book (c) hook – bread
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) The moon, round and white (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Kites dance in the sky
  28. 28.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) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – tree (b) tray – kite (c) white – kite
  32. 32.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) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Kites dance in the sky
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) A cat on the wall (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) note (b) lake (c) bun
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  38. 38.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) Mangoes in the sun (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – cook (b) frog – log (c) boat – log
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – blouse (b) swish – bat (c) hat – bat

Answer key

  1. sky – high
  2. 3
  3. 5
  4. 5
  5. 3
  6. stay – tray
  7. far – guitar
  8. 5
  9. 5
  10. 7
  11. A cat on the wall
  12. bread
  13. 5
  14. lake
  15. bee
  16. Morning bells ring out
  17. moon
  18. coat
  19. 1
  20. mat
  21. boat – note
  22. 7
  23. 1
  24. hook – book
  25. The moon, round and white
  26. 7
  27. Kites dance in the sky
  28. Monsoon clouds roll in
  29. 5
  30. 7
  31. white – kite
  32. The kite string tugs at my hand
  33. 5
  34. 3
  35. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  36. bun
  37. 3
  38. Mangoes in the sun
  39. frog – log
  40. hat – bat

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