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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 860 · 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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) A cat on the wall (c) Soft snow on the hills
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) bee (b) old (c) mouse
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) rat (b) fold (c) bread
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) bee (b) rain (c) note
  8. 8.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) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Morning bells ring out
  9. 9.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 temple bells ring softly (c) Diyas glow at night
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – shed (b) bread – moon (c) pie – shed
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – fish (b) bee – fish (c) wish – stay
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – red (b) shed – red (c) shed – hat
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – king (b) cake – rake (c) float – rake
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  17. 17.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) A frog on a leaf (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – spoon (b) house – boat (c) float – boat
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) Stars blink one by one (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – well (b) shell – balloon (c) pie – well
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) my (b) red (c) bat
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – took (b) cook – sun (c) cook – took
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – dish (b) swish – dish (c) swish – float
  26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Soft snow on the hills
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) play (b) fly (c) rain
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – cat (b) rain – train (c) hook – train
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – jog (b) frog – jog (c) frog – wish
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – key (b) bee – frog (c) bee – key
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) light (b) look (c) hat
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – hat (b) bat – bee (c) bat – hat
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) well (b) sea (c) run
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7

Answer key

  1. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  2. Kites dance in the sky
  3. 3
  4. mouse
  5. 2
  6. bread
  7. note
  8. Paper boats sail down the drain
  9. Diyas glow at night
  10. bread – shed
  11. 3
  12. wish – fish
  13. 5
  14. shed – red
  15. cake – rake
  16. Clouds drift past the hill
  17. Green parrots chatter all day
  18. 2
  19. float – boat
  20. 2
  21. Stars blink one by one
  22. shell – well
  23. my
  24. cook – took
  25. swish – dish
  26. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  27. 5
  28. Bees hum near the pond
  29. fly
  30. rain – train
  31. 7
  32. frog – jog
  33. 5
  34. bee – key
  35. look
  36. 5
  37. bat – hat
  38. run
  39. 5
  40. 7

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