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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 968 · 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.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – house (b) look – house (c) blouse – bed
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – run (b) cake – old (c) fold – old
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Rain taps on the roof
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – mouse (b) bell – tell (c) bee – tell
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) boat (b) fly (c) star
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) plain (b) tree (c) one
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – mouse (b) bread – head (c) key – head
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – kite (b) white – blouse (c) white – kite
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  13. 13.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) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Diyas glow at night
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) blouse (b) cook (c) noon
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) jar (b) lake (c) look
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – mouse (b) house – mouse (c) house – sea
  18. 18.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) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Mangoes in the sun
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  23. 23.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) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) rat (b) sun (c) key
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) bold (b) star (c) blouse
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) tree (b) fly (c) snake
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – cake (b) knee – key (c) bell – key
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – star (b) bee – star (c) car – light
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “fold”? (a) bake (b) old (c) house
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) high – bake (b) lake – smell (c) lake – bake
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) boat (b) clay (c) look
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. blouse – house
  2. fold – old
  3. 7
  4. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  5. bell – tell
  6. 1
  7. boat
  8. plain
  9. bread – head
  10. white – kite
  11. 7
  12. 5
  13. Diyas glow at night
  14. noon
  15. 7
  16. jar
  17. house – mouse
  18. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  19. 7
  20. 3
  21. 7
  22. 3
  23. Waves kiss the warm sand
  24. 5
  25. 4
  26. key
  27. Morning bells ring out
  28. bold
  29. snake
  30. 2
  31. 7
  32. 3
  33. knee – key
  34. car – star
  35. 2
  36. 5
  37. old
  38. lake – bake
  39. look
  40. 3

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