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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 147 · 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:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) wish (b) sun (c) sky
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – boat (b) head – boat (c) float – sun
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) A green parrot sings
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) The old banyan tree (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – well (b) bread – bed (c) kite – bed
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – moon (b) soon – moon (c) soon – lake
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  12. 12.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) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) A green parrot sings
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – play (b) day – play (c) day – fog
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) shell (b) clay (c) red
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – jog (b) fog – knee (c) spoon – jog
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) cat (b) kite (c) frog
  24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Kites dance in the sky
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) fun (b) red (c) guitar
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – king (b) cake – cold (c) bold – cold
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – king (b) swing – king (c) swing – pie
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) old (b) night (c) mat
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) key (b) soon (c) red
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) dish (b) old (c) star
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – swing (b) wing – swing (c) wing – bake
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) dish (b) float (c) look
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  39. 39.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) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Mangoes in the sun
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) car (b) rake (c) moon

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. sun
  3. 3
  4. float – boat
  5. The lazy cow chews and chews
  6. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  7. 2
  8. bread – bed
  9. 1
  10. soon – moon
  11. 7
  12. Waves carry shells to the shore
  13. 2
  14. 5
  15. day – play
  16. red
  17. 4
  18. 7
  19. 7
  20. 7
  21. fog – jog
  22. 4
  23. kite
  24. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  25. 5
  26. red
  27. bold – cold
  28. swing – king
  29. 5
  30. 3
  31. night
  32. 3
  33. key
  34. old
  35. wing – swing
  36. A cat on the wall
  37. float
  38. 7
  39. Mangoes in the sun
  40. car

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