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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 114 · 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 “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) tray (b) my (c) snake
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – dish (b) cold – bed (c) red – bed
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – fly (b) knee – cook (c) took – cook
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – boat (b) ring – knee (c) key – knee
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) swish (b) coat (c) blouse
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – tell (b) sing – swing (c) sun – swing
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – plain (b) smell – kite (c) bright – kite
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – far (b) jar – sing (c) cake – far
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) star (b) cat (c) book
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – rake (b) spoon – cold (c) fold – cold
  22. 22.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) Diyas glow at night
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “fun”? (a) my (b) jog (c) run
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – bright (b) night – bright (c) night – bee
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) white (b) sing (c) my
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – fly (b) pie – noon (c) king – fly
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  30. 30.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) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – wish (b) fish – bat (c) fish – wish
  32. 32.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) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Soft snow on the hills
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) swing (b) house (c) bake
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Morning bells ring out
  35. 35.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) A frog on a leaf (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  36. 36.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) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  37. 37.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) Rain taps on the roof (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – took (b) cake – balloon (c) spoon – balloon
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) blouse (b) fog (c) noon
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – bell (b) star – bell (c) well – fish

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 2
  3. my
  4. red – bed
  5. 5
  6. 7
  7. took – cook
  8. 3
  9. 7
  10. key – knee
  11. coat
  12. 1
  13. 5
  14. 7
  15. sing – swing
  16. 7
  17. bright – kite
  18. jar – far
  19. 4
  20. cat
  21. fold – cold
  22. Diyas glow at night
  23. 2
  24. The dry leaves whisper
  25. run
  26. night – bright
  27. white
  28. pie – fly
  29. 7
  30. Clouds drift past the hill
  31. fish – wish
  32. Soft snow on the hills
  33. swing
  34. Morning bells ring out
  35. A frog on a leaf
  36. A cat on the wall
  37. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  38. spoon – balloon
  39. blouse
  40. well – bell

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