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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 874 · 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) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) Little ants march on (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – note (b) goat – hat (c) goat – note
  4. 4.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) Green parrots chatter all day (c) The moon, round and white
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) gold (b) stay (c) coat
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) bat (b) note (c) high
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  8. 8.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) Hot chai in a cup (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) book (b) moon (c) sun
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – pie (b) house – mouse (c) hook – mouse
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) boat (b) hat (c) lake
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – dish (b) cake – bake (c) key – bake
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) mat (b) jar (c) king
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) snake (b) soon (c) tree
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – shell (b) smell – high (c) smell – shell
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) swing (b) balloon (c) snake
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – note (b) boat – note (c) boat – dish
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (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) Bees hum near the pond (b) Stars blink one by one (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) star (b) sun (c) light
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – bake (b) old – bake (c) lake – train
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) dish (b) jar (c) frog
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  26. 26.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) A green parrot sings (c) The temple bells ring softly
  27. 27.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) Hot chai in a cup (c) The temple bells ring softly
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – swish (b) fish – red (c) float – swish
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – high (b) old – gold (c) cat – gold
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) swish (b) wing (c) bread
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (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) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) A green parrot sings (c) A frog on a leaf
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) car (b) swish (c) wing
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) guitar (b) snake (c) swish
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Rain taps on the roof

Answer key

  1. Little ants march on
  2. 7
  3. goat – note
  4. The moon, round and white
  5. gold
  6. note
  7. 5
  8. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  9. moon
  10. house – mouse
  11. hat
  12. cake – bake
  13. jar
  14. Peacocks spread their tails
  15. snake
  16. smell – shell
  17. swing
  18. 3
  19. boat – note
  20. 7
  21. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  22. light
  23. lake – bake
  24. frog
  25. 4
  26. A green parrot sings
  27. Hot chai in a cup
  28. fish – swish
  29. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  30. 7
  31. old – gold
  32. bread
  33. 3
  34. 2
  35. The kite string tugs at my hand
  36. 1
  37. 3
  38. car
  39. swish
  40. Rain taps on the roof

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