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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 128 · 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 “rhinoceros”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) chain (b) boat (c) swish
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – rain (b) train – cake (c) train – rain
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – coat (b) dish – kite (c) night – kite
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) A frog on a leaf (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – far (b) swish – frog (c) dog – frog
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) swing (b) snake (c) head
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) noon (b) run (c) hook
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) spoon (b) rat (c) bee
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – swish (b) bake – cake (c) chain – cake
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – plain (b) train – plain (c) train – bell
  19. 19.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) Bees hum near the pond (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) stay (b) bun (c) balloon
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) fog (b) jar (c) mat
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – cook (b) bed – head (c) swing – head
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – pie (b) sky – pie (c) sky – rain
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – plain (b) rain – fold (c) smell – plain
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) bee (b) swish (c) rain
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) A cat on the wall (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. chain
  3. train – rain
  4. night – kite
  5. 2
  6. Children splash in muddy lanes
  7. 7
  8. dog – frog
  9. head
  10. hook
  11. 3
  12. bee
  13. 7
  14. 7
  15. bake – cake
  16. 4
  17. 3
  18. train – plain
  19. Bees hum near the pond
  20. bun
  21. 3
  22. 5
  23. mat
  24. 2
  25. 5
  26. 5
  27. bed – head
  28. 3
  29. 5
  30. 5
  31. 5
  32. sky – pie
  33. rain – plain
  34. 1
  35. 5
  36. swish
  37. 7
  38. 2
  39. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  40. 7

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