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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 296 · 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 “sun”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – pie (b) guitar – kite (c) night – kite
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – red (b) bread – red (c) bread – play
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – shed (b) bake – blouse (c) house – blouse
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – king (b) hat – king (c) sing – bread
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) moon (b) mat (c) sky
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) The temple bells ring softly
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – wish (b) coat – bed (c) red – bed
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – took (b) look – smell (c) knee – took
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) Morning bells ring out (c) The moon, round and white
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) bright (b) bed (c) blouse
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) mat (b) sky (c) shell
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) fun (b) king (c) bell
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – fly (b) pie – fly (c) pie – jar
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – night (b) chain – bat (c) cat – bat
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – night (b) kite – tree (c) kite – night
  30. 30.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) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) The old banyan tree
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) sing (b) bed (c) balloon
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – rain (b) brain – rain (c) brain – bun
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) car (b) knee (c) blouse
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) sea (b) goat (c) shed
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – frog (b) run – frog (c) jog – fly

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 7
  3. 4
  4. night – kite
  5. Bees hum near the pond
  6. 3
  7. 1
  8. bread – red
  9. house – blouse
  10. sing – king
  11. 3
  12. Hot chai in a cup
  13. 7
  14. sky
  15. 3
  16. Waves kiss the warm sand
  17. red – bed
  18. look – took
  19. The baby laughs at the moon
  20. bed
  21. sky
  22. 4
  23. fun
  24. pie – fly
  25. cat – bat
  26. 7
  27. 3
  28. 5
  29. kite – night
  30. The wind plays with my long hair
  31. Mangoes in the sun
  32. 5
  33. 5
  34. The old banyan tree
  35. sing
  36. brain – rain
  37. 5
  38. knee
  39. shed
  40. jog – frog

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