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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 12 · 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 “tiger”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  2. 2.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) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) snake (b) cook (c) tell
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – cook (b) look – plain (c) tree – cook
  7. 7.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Hot chai in a cup
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – lake (b) cake – car (c) spoon – lake
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – coat (b) knee – bee (c) rat – bee
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) king (b) hat (c) rake
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “goat”? (a) sun (b) fog (c) float
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) white (b) look (c) dog
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) snake (b) fold (c) book
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (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) The dry leaves whisper (b) The old banyan tree (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) ring (b) spoon (c) shell
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) The old banyan tree (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) stay – coat (b) float – took (c) float – coat
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) sun (b) red (c) note
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – fold (b) gold – took (c) gold – fold
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) head (b) snake (c) king
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) Diyas glow at night (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  37. 37.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) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) bell (b) rake (c) swish
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – shell (b) well – sing (c) note – shell

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. Monsoon clouds roll in
  3. 3
  4. tell
  5. 3
  6. look – cook
  7. Hot chai in a cup
  8. cake – lake
  9. knee – bee
  10. 3
  11. rake
  12. float
  13. white
  14. 5
  15. fold
  16. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  17. 3
  18. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  19. 7
  20. A frog on a leaf
  21. 7
  22. ring
  23. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  24. float – coat
  25. 3
  26. 5
  27. red
  28. 3
  29. 3
  30. gold – fold
  31. 7
  32. snake
  33. 5
  34. 3
  35. 2
  36. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  37. Clouds drift past the hill
  38. swish
  39. 4
  40. well – shell

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