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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 171 · 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 “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – tree (b) knee – tree (c) knee – sky
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – lake (b) light – run (c) bun – run
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – key (b) knee – key (c) knee – moon
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) The old banyan tree (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) bright (b) sing (c) shed
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – hat (b) cake – lake (c) moon – lake
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – day (b) clay – day (c) clay – hook
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) night (b) boat (c) cat
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  18. 18.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) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Little ants march on
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) day (b) log (c) high
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) jar (b) log (c) book
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) guitar (b) blouse (c) key
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) Kites dance in the sky
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) play (b) rain (c) bell
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – log (b) train – brain (c) run – brain
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) float (b) jog (c) house
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) sky (b) noon (c) brain
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. knee – tree
  3. 5
  4. 5
  5. 5
  6. bun – run
  7. knee – key
  8. The wind plays with my long hair
  9. shed
  10. cake – lake
  11. 5
  12. 4
  13. clay – day
  14. boat
  15. 5
  16. 7
  17. 5
  18. Hot pakoras on a plate
  19. Soft snow on the hills
  20. 2
  21. log
  22. book
  23. 2
  24. key
  25. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  26. 5
  27. 3
  28. rain
  29. 5
  30. Hot chai in a cup
  31. 2
  32. 5
  33. train – brain
  34. 3
  35. jog
  36. brain
  37. 7
  38. 7
  39. 7
  40. 3

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