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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 194 · 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:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – boat (b) hook – car (c) star – car
  3. 3.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) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) play (b) rat (c) sing
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – cat (b) lake – well (c) tell – well
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – fold (b) white – night (c) cat – night
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) stay (b) high (c) look
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) sun (b) sing (c) dish
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – bun (b) fun – kite (c) bold – bun
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) swish (b) sea (c) tray
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) book (b) fish (c) swing
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) The moon, round and white
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) clay – bold (b) wing – play (c) clay – play
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  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 MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Kites dance in the sky
  24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) The moon, round and white (c) A frog on a leaf
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – sea (b) tree – sea (c) tree – far
  26. 26.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) Little ants march on (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  27. 27.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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Little ants march on
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) fog (b) bell (c) bold
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – high (b) sky – wish (c) sky – high
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) ring (b) fish (c) tray
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) note (b) rain (c) cat
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – noon (b) soon – wing (c) tell – noon
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) play (b) moon (c) key
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – note (b) boat – king (c) high – note
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. star – car
  3. Peacocks spread their tails
  4. sing
  5. tell – well
  6. white – night
  7. 2
  8. stay
  9. sing
  10. 5
  11. fun – bun
  12. swish
  13. 5
  14. fish
  15. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  16. clay – play
  17. The puddles shine like mirrors
  18. 5
  19. 5
  20. Green parrots chatter all day
  21. 3
  22. 2
  23. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  24. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  25. tree – sea
  26. Little ants march on
  27. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  28. bold
  29. 5
  30. sky – high
  31. 4
  32. fish
  33. 3
  34. 1
  35. note
  36. soon – noon
  37. moon
  38. 3
  39. boat – note
  40. 2

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