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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 956 · 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:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – house (b) knee – house (c) blouse – frog
  3. 3.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) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) A frog on a leaf
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) bread (b) bell (c) fly
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) pie (b) fog (c) one
  7. 7.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) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) knee (b) plain (c) look
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) knee (b) shell (c) fish
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) shell (b) sing (c) cold
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) bun (b) fish (c) coat
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – guitar (b) bee – wing (c) king – wing
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) far (b) play (c) swish
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – cake (b) bat – cat (c) book – cat
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – bun (b) sun – sea (c) train – bun
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) tree (b) red (c) old
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – kite (b) sun – noon (c) moon – noon
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  27. 27.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) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) bread (b) run (c) noon
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) Hot chai in a cup
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  31. 31.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) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) A green parrot sings
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – fly (b) noon – float (c) boat – float
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – rake (b) took – cook (c) king – cook
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Morning bells ring out
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – cake (b) snake – cake (c) snake – book
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) red (b) balloon (c) kite
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “log”? (a) bake (b) shed (c) fog
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) hook (b) cat (c) gold

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. blouse – house
  3. A frog on a leaf
  4. fly
  5. 5
  6. pie
  7. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  8. 4
  9. plain
  10. shell
  11. 3
  12. sing
  13. coat
  14. king – wing
  15. 4
  16. swish
  17. 5
  18. 7
  19. 5
  20. bat – cat
  21. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  22. sun – bun
  23. red
  24. moon – noon
  25. 2
  26. 3
  27. Peacocks spread their tails
  28. bread
  29. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  30. 7
  31. A green parrot sings
  32. boat – float
  33. took – cook
  34. Morning bells ring out
  35. 7
  36. snake – cake
  37. kite
  38. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  39. fog
  40. gold

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