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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 987 · 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:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) noon (b) wish (c) pie
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) The moon, round and white
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) bread (b) sing (c) log
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – key (b) sea – key (c) sea – note
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Rain taps on the roof
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – ring (b) sing – bee (c) star – ring
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – rat (b) hat – rat (c) hat – dog
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – train (b) bat – snake (c) cake – snake
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  16. 16.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) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Kites dance in the sky
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) moon (b) snake (c) train
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) white (b) frog (c) bell
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) A green parrot sings (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) red (b) well (c) train
  24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Stars blink one by one
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) bold (b) pie (c) smell
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Soft snow on the hills
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) hook (b) house (c) snake
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) key (b) float (c) star
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) A green parrot sings (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) gold (b) book (c) spoon
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 3
  3. pie
  4. 5
  5. The moon, round and white
  6. sing
  7. sea – key
  8. 1
  9. 7
  10. Rain taps on the roof
  11. sing – ring
  12. hat – rat
  13. 7
  14. cake – snake
  15. 5
  16. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  17. 3
  18. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  19. snake
  20. white
  21. Paper boats sail down the drain
  22. 7
  23. train
  24. Stars blink one by one
  25. 7
  26. pie
  27. 2
  28. Soft snow on the hills
  29. 2
  30. 7
  31. 5
  32. A cat on the wall
  33. snake
  34. star
  35. 3
  36. A green parrot sings
  37. 7
  38. book
  39. 4
  40. 7

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