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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 153 · 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:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) spoon (b) snake (c) gold
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – shed (b) star – jar (c) sea – jar
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) stay – balloon (b) noon – gold (c) noon – balloon
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  12. 12.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) The moon, round and white (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) hat (b) float (c) plain
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – head (b) shed – kite (c) coat – head
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – took (b) cook – one (c) head – took
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – fun (b) wish – tray (c) day – tray
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – blouse (b) house – train (c) house – blouse
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) rat (b) fog (c) cake
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – cake (b) bake – mouse (c) well – cake
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) ring (b) blouse (c) white
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – head (b) bed – day (c) sing – head
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – wish (b) fish – wish (c) fish – guitar
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – cake (b) took – clay (c) play – clay
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) one – fun (b) one – stay (c) light – fun
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) lake (b) jog (c) plain
  38. 38.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) Little ants march on (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – cat (b) mat – tell (c) jar – cat
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 2
  3. 2
  4. 7
  5. spoon
  6. star – jar
  7. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  8. 3
  9. Bees hum near the pond
  10. noon – balloon
  11. 3
  12. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  13. 2
  14. 5
  15. 2
  16. hat
  17. shed – head
  18. cook – took
  19. day – tray
  20. house – blouse
  21. rat
  22. bake – cake
  23. white
  24. 3
  25. 2
  26. 7
  27. 2
  28. 2
  29. 7
  30. bed – head
  31. fish – wish
  32. 1
  33. 7
  34. play – clay
  35. 7
  36. one – fun
  37. lake
  38. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  39. mat – cat
  40. 2

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