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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 137 · 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.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – ring (b) my – soon (c) balloon – soon
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) stay – white (b) light – bed (c) light – white
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – float (b) goat – float (c) goat – train
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – stay (b) rain – chain (c) tell – chain
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) house (b) bright (c) mat
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – cook (b) bun – cook (c) hook – bake
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – stay (b) light – stay (c) tray – tell
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) chain (b) bat (c) swing
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – sea (b) tree – bake (c) tree – sea
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) clay (b) bee (c) took
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) spoon (b) mat (c) rain
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) A frog on a leaf
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) hook (b) car (c) coat
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  27. 27.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) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Hot chai in a cup
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) spoon (b) ring (c) white
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) smell (b) my (c) shed
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) The moon, round and white (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) fun (b) white (c) red
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) bun (b) bold (c) mat
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – ring (b) sing – house (c) well – ring

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. balloon – soon
  3. 7
  4. light – white
  5. goat – float
  6. 7
  7. 5
  8. 5
  9. rain – chain
  10. mat
  11. 5
  12. hook – cook
  13. tray – stay
  14. 1
  15. swing
  16. tree – sea
  17. 5
  18. 7
  19. Diyas glow at night
  20. 5
  21. took
  22. spoon
  23. 4
  24. The baby laughs at the moon
  25. coat
  26. 1
  27. The lazy cow chews and chews
  28. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  29. ring
  30. smell
  31. 2
  32. The moon, round and white
  33. 3
  34. 3
  35. 2
  36. white
  37. 5
  38. 7
  39. bun
  40. sing – ring

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