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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 179 · 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) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) A frog on a leaf
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – key (b) dog – key (c) knee – cold
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) lake (b) day (c) sky
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  8. 8.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) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Rain taps on the roof
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – my (b) high – my (c) high – bat
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) head (b) smell (c) fold
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – sun (b) bread – train (c) rain – train
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – coat (b) car – coat (c) goat – chain
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) The moon, round and white (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – sun (b) run – mat (c) run – sun
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) soon (b) hook (c) ring
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – bed (b) bread – bed (c) bread – bright
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) spoon (b) high (c) goat
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) sea (b) high (c) bake
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) rain (b) red (c) sea

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. A frog on a leaf
  3. knee – key
  4. lake
  5. 5
  6. 5
  7. 5
  8. Rain taps on the roof
  9. high – my
  10. 2
  11. 5
  12. fold
  13. 2
  14. rain – train
  15. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  16. 3
  17. goat – coat
  18. 3
  19. Hot chai in a cup
  20. The moon, round and white
  21. 7
  22. 3
  23. run – sun
  24. 5
  25. 7
  26. 4
  27. ring
  28. 7
  29. 5
  30. bread – bed
  31. goat
  32. 5
  33. 1
  34. 3
  35. 3
  36. 7
  37. 7
  38. sea
  39. 2
  40. red

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