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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 149 · 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 baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) ring (b) mouse (c) book
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – star (b) white – star (c) car – coat
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) noon (b) chain (c) knee
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – balloon (b) moon – balloon (c) moon – fold
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) bun (b) wish (c) tell
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Rain taps on the roof
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – jog (b) snake – car (c) jar – car
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) bread (b) shell (c) clay
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) The moon, round and white
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – bell (b) smell – bell (c) smell – ring
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) clay (b) bright (c) sun
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) A frog on a leaf (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – sea (b) key – star (c) fog – sea
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) bread (b) king (c) smell
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) bed (b) mouse (c) cook
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – swish (b) fish – lake (c) tell – swish
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) hat (b) gold (c) light
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) A green parrot sings (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  37. 37.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) Kites dance in the sky (c) A green parrot sings
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) A cat on the wall (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – knee (b) bee – knee (c) bee – soon

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. 3
  3. book
  4. car – star
  5. knee
  6. moon – balloon
  7. 2
  8. 3
  9. bun
  10. 5
  11. 7
  12. The puddles shine like mirrors
  13. 7
  14. jar – car
  15. 3
  16. bread
  17. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  18. 7
  19. smell – bell
  20. 7
  21. 5
  22. sun
  23. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  24. 3
  25. key – sea
  26. 2
  27. king
  28. mouse
  29. 5
  30. fish – swish
  31. hat
  32. 5
  33. 2
  34. Bees hum near the pond
  35. 5
  36. The wind plays with my long hair
  37. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  38. 5
  39. A cat on the wall
  40. bee – knee

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