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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 154 · 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 “kite”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) sing (b) moon (c) bake
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) mouse (b) bake (c) key
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) rake (b) bright (c) king
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) dish (b) jar (c) note
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – sun (b) bake – float (c) boat – float
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) look (b) dish (c) star
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  13. 13.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) Peacocks spread their tails (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “fun”? (a) bed (b) dog (c) bun
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) A cat on the wall (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cold – hook (b) cold – fold (c) hat – fold
  20. 20.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) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – bell (b) stay – bell (c) smell – book
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) king (b) cook (c) house
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) bun (b) wing (c) night
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – blouse (b) cold – goat (c) note – goat
  29. 29.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) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Hot chai in a cup
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – stay (b) day – bright (c) day – stay
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – tray (b) clay – tray (c) clay – bun
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) chain (b) log (c) house
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Stars blink one by one (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – kite (b) bell – kite (c) night – moon
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – mouse (b) house – sun (c) hook – mouse
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – lake (b) rake – knee (c) night – lake

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 5
  3. 3
  4. bake
  5. A green parrot sings
  6. key
  7. bright
  8. dish
  9. boat – float
  10. star
  11. 7
  12. 2
  13. Peacocks spread their tails
  14. 5
  15. 3
  16. bun
  17. The puddles shine like mirrors
  18. 7
  19. cold – fold
  20. Bees hum near the pond
  21. 4
  22. smell – bell
  23. king
  24. wing
  25. 3
  26. 5
  27. 5
  28. note – goat
  29. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  30. 1
  31. Hot chai in a cup
  32. 3
  33. day – stay
  34. 5
  35. clay – tray
  36. house
  37. Stars blink one by one
  38. night – kite
  39. house – mouse
  40. rake – lake

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