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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 910 · 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 green parrot sings”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – bright (b) high – smell (c) tell – smell
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – note (b) coat – note (c) coat – rain
  6. 6.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) Rain taps on the roof (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  7. 7.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) A green parrot sings (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – swish (b) log – kite (c) bright – kite
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) rake (b) note (c) spoon
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – soon (b) moon – swish (c) moon – soon
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  14. 14.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) Mangoes in the sun (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) snake (b) night (c) balloon
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) bright (b) ring (c) moon
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – house (b) lake – cake (c) knee – cake
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) The temple bells ring softly
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) kite (b) my (c) sun
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) plain (b) king (c) tree
  29. 29.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) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – hat (b) cat – hat (c) cat – fun
  32. 32.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) A cat on the wall (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) mat (b) fog (c) chain
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  35. 35.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) A frog on a leaf (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. tell – smell
  3. 3
  4. 5
  5. coat – note
  6. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  7. A green parrot sings
  8. 7
  9. 2
  10. bright – kite
  11. spoon
  12. moon – soon
  13. Monsoon clouds roll in
  14. Hot pakoras on a plate
  15. 7
  16. 5
  17. snake
  18. 5
  19. 2
  20. Soft snow on the hills
  21. moon
  22. 2
  23. 3
  24. lake – cake
  25. The temple bells ring softly
  26. sun
  27. 3
  28. tree
  29. Waves carry shells to the shore
  30. 7
  31. cat – hat
  32. A cat on the wall
  33. chain
  34. 5
  35. The kite string tugs at my hand
  36. 5
  37. 5
  38. 3
  39. 5
  40. 5

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