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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 143 · 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:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) spoon (b) jar (c) goat
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) log (b) mat (c) tree
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – goat (b) boat – goat (c) boat – fog
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) log (b) guitar (c) moon
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – brain (b) train – took (c) sea – brain
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Morning bells ring out
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  12. 12.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) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Bees hum near the pond
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) light (b) rat (c) one
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) bee (b) run (c) red
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (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) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) knee (b) fold (c) soon
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – dish (b) dog – dish (c) fish – hat
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – hook (b) plain – tell (c) shell – tell
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) lake (b) blouse (c) sing
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – took (b) hook – old (c) blouse – took
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – stay (b) tray – stay (c) tray – soon
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) wing (b) rat (c) guitar
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Rain taps on the roof
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – bread (b) shed – tray (c) shed – bread
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – pie (b) sky – play (c) sky – pie
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – star (b) bed – star (c) guitar – well
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) tell (b) bright (c) swing

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 3
  3. goat
  4. mat
  5. boat – goat
  6. 5
  7. log
  8. 7
  9. train – brain
  10. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  11. 5
  12. Bees hum near the pond
  13. 2
  14. light
  15. 3
  16. 5
  17. 7
  18. 2
  19. 3
  20. 1
  21. Monsoon clouds roll in
  22. red
  23. 5
  24. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  25. 2
  26. 2
  27. soon
  28. fish – dish
  29. shell – tell
  30. blouse
  31. hook – took
  32. tray – stay
  33. rat
  34. 3
  35. Rain taps on the roof
  36. shed – bread
  37. 7
  38. sky – pie
  39. guitar – star
  40. bright

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