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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 139 · 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:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Morning bells ring out
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – bell (b) noon – bell (c) shell – goat
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) mouse (b) white (c) hook
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) my – moon (b) jog – high (c) my – high
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  11. 11.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) The baby laughs at the moon (c) A frog on a leaf
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – look (b) took – look (c) took – head
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) blouse (b) day (c) look
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – stay (b) note – boat (c) bee – boat
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – cake (b) bake – tray (c) bake – cake
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) Diyas glow at night (c) The moon, round and white
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) far (b) brain (c) blouse
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – car (b) far – cat (c) far – car
  29. 29.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) Mangoes in the sun (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – fish (b) swish – snake (c) tree – fish
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Stars blink one by one
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Stars blink one by one (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – day (b) stay – day (c) stay – goat
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) head (b) rain (c) key
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) fish (b) mat (c) rake
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) boat (b) jog (c) look

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. The kite string tugs at my hand
  3. shell – bell
  4. hook
  5. my – high
  6. 7
  7. 4
  8. 3
  9. 5
  10. 5
  11. The baby laughs at the moon
  12. took – look
  13. 2
  14. 1
  15. 5
  16. 5
  17. look
  18. note – boat
  19. bake – cake
  20. Rain taps on the roof
  21. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  22. brain
  23. 5
  24. Waves kiss the warm sand
  25. 3
  26. 2
  27. 2
  28. far – car
  29. Mangoes in the sun
  30. 4
  31. 7
  32. swish – fish
  33. Waves carry shells to the shore
  34. Stars blink one by one
  35. 5
  36. stay – day
  37. 5
  38. key
  39. rake
  40. boat

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