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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 193 · 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.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – rat (b) bat – float (c) swish – rat
  5. 5.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) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) sun (b) night (c) dish
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – took (b) cook – took (c) cook – fish
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) fun (b) fly (c) red
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) bat (b) day (c) bee
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) balloon (b) knee (c) head
  12. 12.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – balloon (b) bold – balloon (c) soon – look
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – red (b) pie – plain (c) rain – plain
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) noon (b) cook (c) sky
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – key (b) balloon – key (c) tree – log
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – bright (b) bun – bright (c) kite – house
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) A green parrot sings
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – frog (b) jog – cook (c) jog – frog
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) hat (b) soon (c) bun
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – stay (b) clay – stay (c) clay – sky
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – tray (b) stay – fold (c) stay – tray
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – hat (b) bat – star (c) shell – hat
  31. 31.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) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Soft snow on the hills
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) lake (b) head (c) rain
  35. 35.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) Little ants march on (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “goat”? (a) boat (b) bell (c) blouse
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) brain (b) bell (c) key
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – star (b) car – bright (c) car – star
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – wing (b) smell – wing (c) swing – chain

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 5
  3. 2
  4. bat – rat
  5. Bees hum near the pond
  6. dish
  7. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  8. cook – took
  9. fly
  10. day
  11. head
  12. Children splash in muddy lanes
  13. 3
  14. soon – balloon
  15. rain – plain
  16. cook
  17. 3
  18. 1
  19. tree – key
  20. kite – bright
  21. 4
  22. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  23. 3
  24. jog – frog
  25. hat
  26. 2
  27. 3
  28. clay – stay
  29. stay – tray
  30. bat – hat
  31. The lazy cow chews and chews
  32. 5
  33. 2
  34. rain
  35. Little ants march on
  36. boat
  37. brain
  38. 4
  39. car – star
  40. swing – wing

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