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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 830 · 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) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) The moon, round and white (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  2. 2.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) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – lake (b) note – float (c) stay – float
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cold – fold (b) sea – fold (c) cold – blouse
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) knee (b) wish (c) pie
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – king (b) kite – light (c) frog – light
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) The old banyan tree
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) old (b) my (c) tree
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – car (b) float – coat (c) lake – coat
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) sun (b) bright (c) lake
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) shell (b) moon (c) blouse
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) soon (b) gold (c) cook
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – shell (b) well – book (c) coat – shell
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Mangoes in the sun
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – fun (b) tell – fun (c) bun – log
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Little ants march on (c) Mangoes in the sun
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – bed (b) red – bed (c) red – well
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) blouse (b) rat (c) snake
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) fish (b) fog (c) hook
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – star (b) bell – tell (c) wish – tell
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – knee (b) key – my (c) frog – knee

Answer key

  1. The moon, round and white
  2. Little ants march on
  3. 5
  4. 3
  5. note – float
  6. cold – fold
  7. 5
  8. 5
  9. pie
  10. kite – light
  11. 3
  12. 3
  13. 3
  14. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  15. 7
  16. tree
  17. 7
  18. float – coat
  19. lake
  20. shell
  21. 5
  22. 5
  23. 7
  24. cook
  25. 7
  26. well – shell
  27. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  28. 7
  29. bun – fun
  30. 7
  31. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  32. red – bed
  33. 7
  34. blouse
  35. fish
  36. 3
  37. 7
  38. 1
  39. bell – tell
  40. key – knee

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