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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 163 · 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 “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) moon (b) lake (c) far
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) The old banyan tree (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – mouse (b) house – sing (c) house – mouse
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) bee (b) run (c) cake
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) fish (b) book (c) rake
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) lake (b) day (c) wing
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  18. 18.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) Stars blink one by one (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – bell (b) shell – bee (c) coat – bell
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – knee (b) key – wish (c) key – knee
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) The moon, round and white (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – play (b) white – sea (c) key – sea
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – red (b) key – jog (c) frog – jog
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) coat (b) log (c) knee
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) mouse (b) snake (c) dog
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) key (b) old (c) hook
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (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) Bees hum near the pond (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – lake (b) rake – my (c) rake – lake
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – mouse (b) blouse – mouse (c) blouse – sky
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) bat (b) kite (c) bread

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. moon
  3. 7
  4. The old banyan tree
  5. 7
  6. 1
  7. 4
  8. house – mouse
  9. 5
  10. 3
  11. bee
  12. 3
  13. fish
  14. 5
  15. lake
  16. 3
  17. 5
  18. The kite string tugs at my hand
  19. shell – bell
  20. key – knee
  21. 7
  22. The moon, round and white
  23. key – sea
  24. 7
  25. 7
  26. 3
  27. 5
  28. 2
  29. frog – jog
  30. coat
  31. dog
  32. 2
  33. 7
  34. old
  35. 5
  36. Waves carry shells to the shore
  37. rake – lake
  38. 5
  39. blouse – mouse
  40. bat

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