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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 13 · 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.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) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Soft snow on the hills
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Morning bells ring out
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – bun (b) fun – boat (c) fun – bun
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) moon (b) chain (c) tree
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) sing (b) fog (c) tell
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) bread (b) hat (c) rake
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  15. 15.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) Little ants march on (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  16. 16.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) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Morning bells ring out
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) my (b) cold (c) soon
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – snake (b) cake – snake (c) cake – book
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) key (b) lake (c) star
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) old (b) soon (c) cat
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) Morning bells ring out (c) The old banyan tree
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – fish (b) cake – mouse (c) house – mouse
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – smell (b) fly – sky (c) soon – sky
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) key (b) star (c) snake
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) moon (b) light (c) high
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) light (b) train (c) smell
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) car (b) note (c) light
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) tree (b) bread (c) swing
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) moon (b) cold (c) bee
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) red (b) log (c) one
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – lake (b) snake – frog (c) snake – lake

Answer key

  1. Soft snow on the hills
  2. 1
  3. 3
  4. Morning bells ring out
  5. 7
  6. fun – bun
  7. chain
  8. fog
  9. 7
  10. 3
  11. bread
  12. 2
  13. 3
  14. 3
  15. The baby laughs at the moon
  16. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  17. 2
  18. soon
  19. cake – snake
  20. lake
  21. soon
  22. Waves carry shells to the shore
  23. 3
  24. 5
  25. house – mouse
  26. 2
  27. 5
  28. 5
  29. fly – sky
  30. 4
  31. 5
  32. snake
  33. high
  34. smell
  35. note
  36. tree
  37. cold
  38. red
  39. 7
  40. snake – lake

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