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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 156 · 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 “school”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) A green parrot sings (c) Stars blink one by one
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – car (b) hat – rake (c) bake – rake
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) house (b) sing (c) brain
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) key (b) ring (c) bake
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) swish (b) sea (c) well
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) look (b) soon (c) mouse
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – far (b) guitar – far (c) guitar – bright
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) stay – brain (b) car – clay (c) stay – clay
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) bake (b) blouse (c) king
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – cook (b) book – cook (c) book – mouse
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) cat (b) log (c) star
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – balloon (b) log – jog (c) night – jog
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) sky (b) far (c) snake
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – bed (b) head – shell (c) head – bed
  25. 25.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) Mangoes in the sun (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  27. 27.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) The temple bells ring softly (c) The old banyan tree
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – house (b) fun – cold (c) fold – cold
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – wing (b) ring – red (c) ring – wing
  30. 30.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) Little ants march on (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) mouse (b) red (c) my
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  34. 34.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) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – sea (b) bee – book (c) coat – sea
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – moon (b) spoon – moon (c) spoon – shed
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  3. bake – rake
  4. house
  5. 3
  6. ring
  7. swish
  8. 7
  9. mouse
  10. guitar – far
  11. 4
  12. 7
  13. stay – clay
  14. Peacocks spread their tails
  15. 2
  16. blouse
  17. book – cook
  18. star
  19. log – jog
  20. snake
  21. 5
  22. 2
  23. Little ants march on
  24. head – bed
  25. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  26. 5
  27. The old banyan tree
  28. fold – cold
  29. ring – wing
  30. Waves carry shells to the shore
  31. mouse
  32. 7
  33. 5
  34. Morning bells ring out
  35. 5
  36. 7
  37. bee – sea
  38. spoon – moon
  39. 4
  40. 5

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