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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 823 · 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) Bees hum near the pond (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Morning bells ring out
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – sun (b) tray – clay (c) snake – clay
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Diyas glow at night
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – bed (b) house – cat (c) rat – cat
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – bright (b) kite – bright (c) kite – tray
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) head (b) sea (c) bake
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) soon (b) bright (c) log
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) cake (b) blouse (c) pie
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – white (b) kite – run (c) kite – white
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – bee (b) sea – dish (c) sea – bee
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cold – bee (b) knee – run (c) knee – bee
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) soon (b) bed (c) jog
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  21. 21.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Stars blink one by one
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) The moon, round and white (c) The temple bells ring softly
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) A cat on the wall (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) clay – shell (b) smell – pie (c) smell – shell
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – cake (b) lake – run (c) lake – cake
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – jar (b) cake – snake (c) house – snake
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) lake (b) soon (c) blouse
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – hat (b) hook – hat (c) rat – rake
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – bee (b) spoon – bee (c) key – dish
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) jar (b) bake (c) dish
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  38. 38.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) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – clay (b) jog – swing (c) ring – swing
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Green parrots chatter all day

Answer key

  1. The kite string tugs at my hand
  2. 2
  3. tray – clay
  4. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  5. rat – cat
  6. kite – bright
  7. 7
  8. sea
  9. 5
  10. soon
  11. 7
  12. 3
  13. blouse
  14. kite – white
  15. sea – bee
  16. knee – bee
  17. jog
  18. 2
  19. 5
  20. 5
  21. Children splash in muddy lanes
  22. 5
  23. 5
  24. The temple bells ring softly
  25. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  26. smell – shell
  27. 3
  28. 7
  29. 1
  30. lake – cake
  31. cake – snake
  32. lake
  33. 2
  34. rat – hat
  35. key – bee
  36. dish
  37. 7
  38. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  39. ring – swing
  40. A frog on a leaf

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