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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 294 · 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 “school”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) boat (b) sky (c) soon
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – light (b) look – sun (c) run – sun
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – mat (b) cat – coat (c) cat – mat
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) The old banyan tree (c) Soft snow on the hills
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – cat (b) bat – cat (c) bat – cold
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – bake (b) house – bake (c) cake – run
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  13. 13.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 old banyan tree (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – car (b) star – car (c) star – night
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – log (b) dog – sun (c) dog – log
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) coat (b) sun (c) balloon
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – bold (b) wish – boat (c) coat – boat
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – bold (b) old – bun (c) log – bold
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) ring (b) fold (c) book
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) balloon (b) fly (c) day
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) ring (b) tree (c) rain
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – ring (b) day – ring (c) swing – float
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) tree (b) dish (c) clay
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) A green parrot sings
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) house (b) rain (c) king
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – bun (b) blouse – plain (c) chain – plain
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – bright (b) cake – day (c) play – day
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) dog (b) bake (c) high
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – head (b) shell – tell (c) fold – tell

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. boat
  3. 2
  4. run – sun
  5. 5
  6. cat – mat
  7. 5
  8. 7
  9. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  10. bat – cat
  11. cake – bake
  12. 5
  13. The old banyan tree
  14. star – car
  15. 7
  16. 4
  17. dog – log
  18. coat
  19. 2
  20. 3
  21. 5
  22. coat – boat
  23. old – bold
  24. 2
  25. fold
  26. balloon
  27. ring
  28. swing – ring
  29. tree
  30. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  31. house
  32. 7
  33. 3
  34. chain – plain
  35. play – day
  36. Peacocks spread their tails
  37. bake
  38. 7
  39. 7
  40. shell – tell

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