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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 249 · 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.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) ring (b) moon (c) cook
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – goat (b) boat – kite (c) swish – goat
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Little ants march on (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – bat (b) hat – bat (c) hat – balloon
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) dish (b) night (c) chain
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Mangoes in the sun
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) brain (b) bee (c) rake
  19. 19.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) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) fly (b) cat (c) bake
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) sing (b) fish (c) mat
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – shell (b) tell – shell (c) tell – light
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) spoon (b) cold (c) rain
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – spoon (b) float – sing (c) king – sing
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – blouse (b) coat – blouse (c) house – dog
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) white (b) sea (c) one
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) pie (b) star (c) knee
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – stay (b) swing – ring (c) cold – ring
  34. 34.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) Clouds drift past the hill (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – sea (b) key – sea (c) key – wing
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – star (b) stay – star (c) car – fog
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) bed (b) float (c) wing
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8

Answer key

  1. moon
  2. 3
  3. 7
  4. boat – goat
  5. 7
  6. 2
  7. 5
  8. 5
  9. 2
  10. Little ants march on
  11. hat – bat
  12. 5
  13. 3
  14. dish
  15. 3
  16. 7
  17. The temple bells ring softly
  18. bee
  19. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  20. 5
  21. fly
  22. sing
  23. tell – shell
  24. rain
  25. king – sing
  26. 2
  27. 3
  28. 4
  29. house – blouse
  30. Monsoon clouds roll in
  31. sea
  32. knee
  33. swing – ring
  34. Clouds drift past the hill
  35. 4
  36. key – sea
  37. car – star
  38. float
  39. 1
  40. 7

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