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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 106 · 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 “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  2. 2.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) Mangoes in the sun (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – light (b) far – snake (c) bake – snake
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) fish (b) run (c) king
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) swing (b) gold (c) clay
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) dog (b) bright (c) mouse
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – wish (b) fish – cake (c) king – wish
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) light (b) far (c) moon
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Soft snow on the hills
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – fun (b) took – hook (c) sing – hook
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) run (b) blouse (c) swish
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) house (b) lake (c) coat
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) brain (b) fly (c) mat
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – fish (b) wish – fish (c) wish – rake
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) play (b) snake (c) noon
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “fun”? (a) high (b) bun (c) day
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – pie (b) cake – car (c) star – car
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) run (b) bee (c) cold
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) dish (b) sing (c) tell
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) A frog on a leaf (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Bees hum near the pond
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) gold (b) tell (c) rain
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) star (b) hat (c) cold

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. Mangoes in the sun
  3. bake – snake
  4. 3
  5. 3
  6. 3
  7. 3
  8. king
  9. 2
  10. 4
  11. clay
  12. mouse
  13. fish – wish
  14. moon
  15. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  16. 5
  17. 1
  18. took – hook
  19. 5
  20. Waves carry shells to the shore
  21. swish
  22. Clouds drift past the hill
  23. coat
  24. mat
  25. 2
  26. wish – fish
  27. noon
  28. bun
  29. star – car
  30. 7
  31. 3
  32. bee
  33. sing
  34. 5
  35. The puddles shine like mirrors
  36. The lazy cow chews and chews
  37. 5
  38. Bees hum near the pond
  39. rain
  40. cold

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