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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 101 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) shell (b) mouse (c) high
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) mat (b) high (c) house
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) well (b) goat (c) fish
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) note (b) cold (c) rake
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – bee (b) knee – bee (c) knee – mat
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – tray (b) stay – chain (c) stay – tray
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – tell (b) shell – snake (c) moon – tell
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – sun (b) run – swish (c) run – sun
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – kite (b) cold – fish (c) swish – fish
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) Stars blink one by one (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) look (b) tree (c) fog
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – sun (b) fog – frog (c) cold – frog
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  23. 23.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) Kites dance in the sky (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) bold (b) bee (c) cook
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) cake (b) bright (c) car
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) bake (b) house (c) goat
  27. 27.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) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Stars blink one by one
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) kite (b) well (c) cold
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  30. 30.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) Kites dance in the sky (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) The old banyan tree (c) Diyas glow at night
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) fish (b) light (c) shed
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) A green parrot sings (c) The moon, round and white
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) spoon (b) star (c) jog
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) kite (b) king (c) old
  38. 38.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) Mangoes in the sun (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – rake (b) snake – fog (c) snake – rake
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. mouse
  4. Peacocks spread their tails
  5. 5
  6. high
  7. 3
  8. 3
  9. goat
  10. cold
  11. knee – bee
  12. stay – tray
  13. shell – tell
  14. run – sun
  15. 5
  16. swish – fish
  17. 5
  18. 3
  19. The temple bells ring softly
  20. tree
  21. fog – frog
  22. 7
  23. Children splash in muddy lanes
  24. bee
  25. bright
  26. house
  27. Stars blink one by one
  28. kite
  29. Monsoon clouds roll in
  30. Kites dance in the sky
  31. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  32. 7
  33. 3
  34. fish
  35. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  36. spoon
  37. king
  38. Mangoes in the sun
  39. snake – rake
  40. 1

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