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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 289 · 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 “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) frog (b) lake (c) car
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – tree (b) bee – old (c) bee – tree
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) sun (b) chain (c) frog
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – moon (b) look – moon (c) noon – sea
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – fold (b) red – cook (c) look – cook
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) bell (b) look (c) boat
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) lake (b) bright (c) car
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) bold (b) jar (c) fly
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) far (b) float (c) swish
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) frog (b) tree (c) night
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) king (b) mouse (c) shell
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) goat (b) sun (c) mat
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) fun (b) boat (c) rake
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  24. 24.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) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – knee (b) key – lake (c) fog – knee
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – kite (b) bed – kite (c) night – book
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Rain taps on the roof
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) lake (b) rat (c) house
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) Little ants march on (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Diyas glow at night
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) boat (b) spoon (c) rat
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – boat (b) goat – boat (c) goat – swish

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. frog
  3. 7
  4. bee – tree
  5. chain
  6. noon – moon
  7. Little ants march on
  8. 2
  9. look – cook
  10. 3
  11. 5
  12. look
  13. bright
  14. fly
  15. 5
  16. far
  17. 4
  18. tree
  19. shell
  20. 2
  21. mat
  22. boat
  23. 3
  24. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  25. key – knee
  26. 3
  27. 4
  28. night – kite
  29. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  30. house
  31. 3
  32. 7
  33. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  34. Diyas glow at night
  35. spoon
  36. 2
  37. 7
  38. 2
  39. 7
  40. goat – boat

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