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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 821 · 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 tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) sing (b) tray (c) noon
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) float (b) cat (c) fish
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) The moon, round and white (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – frog (b) fog – sing (c) fog – frog
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) jar (b) red (c) lake
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) sing (b) shed (c) cat
  10. 10.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 lazy cow chews and chews
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – noon (b) pie – my (c) swish – my
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) fish (b) moon (c) white
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) coat (b) jog (c) bright
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – lake (b) float – note (c) tray – note
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – bed (b) balloon – noon (c) frog – noon
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) sky (b) hat (c) well
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – sky (b) high – bell (c) high – sky
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) train (b) car (c) fly
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  30. 30.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 baby laughs at the moon (c) Rain taps on the roof
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – run (b) bat – run (c) fun – spoon
  37. 37.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) The dry leaves whisper (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) king (b) fun (c) cat

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. sing
  3. fish
  4. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  5. 3
  6. fog – frog
  7. 5
  8. jar
  9. sing
  10. Little ants march on
  11. 7
  12. Kites dance in the sky
  13. pie – my
  14. 5
  15. white
  16. 5
  17. 4
  18. bright
  19. 5
  20. float – note
  21. balloon – noon
  22. 1
  23. 5
  24. sky
  25. 4
  26. high – sky
  27. 5
  28. train
  29. 7
  30. Rain taps on the roof
  31. 2
  32. 5
  33. 7
  34. 7
  35. 5
  36. fun – run
  37. The dry leaves whisper
  38. 3
  39. 5
  40. fun

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