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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 150 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) white (b) log (c) bee
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) dog (b) note (c) red
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) blouse (b) cold (c) bake
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) moon (b) swing (c) far
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) star (b) bat (c) boat
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) A cat on the wall
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – bat (b) one – kite (c) bright – kite
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) A green parrot sings
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “fold”? (a) shell (b) bold (c) frog
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – balloon (b) sing – swish (c) fish – swish
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – blouse (b) rake – blouse (c) mouse – swing
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) wish (b) hat (c) bun
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  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) The old banyan tree (c) The moon, round and white
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) cat (b) spoon (c) cold
  31. 31.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) Rain taps on the roof (c) Morning bells ring out
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – pie (b) high – pie (c) high – day
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) white (b) balloon (c) smell
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) wing (b) white (c) bell
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) shed (b) day (c) far
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – fly (b) sky – well (c) sky – fly
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) The dry leaves whisper
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. white
  3. 5
  4. 3
  5. red
  6. 5
  7. bake
  8. 7
  9. 4
  10. swing
  11. 7
  12. bat
  13. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  14. bright – kite
  15. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  16. 1
  17. bold
  18. 5
  19. fish – swish
  20. mouse – blouse
  21. hat
  22. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  23. 3
  24. The baby laughs at the moon
  25. 3
  26. 2
  27. Morning bells ring out
  28. 3
  29. 4
  30. cat
  31. The kite string tugs at my hand
  32. high – pie
  33. smell
  34. 2
  35. wing
  36. far
  37. 7
  38. sky – fly
  39. The dry leaves whisper
  40. Kites dance in the sky

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