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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 298 · 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 “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – sea (b) bread – house (c) blouse – house
  4. 4.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) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Morning bells ring out
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) high (b) tree (c) jar
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – bake (b) snake – coat (c) soon – bake
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – cook (b) hook – cook (c) hook – night
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) guitar (b) goat (c) night
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – hat (b) cat – old (c) star – hat
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) spoon (b) sea (c) blouse
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) ring (b) one (c) well
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) fly (b) mat (c) snake
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – snake (b) book – took (c) knee – took
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – pie (b) mouse – blouse (c) wish – blouse
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – brain (b) cake – cat (c) bat – cat
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – light (b) night – train (c) night – light
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – ring (b) float – ring (c) king – cook
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) cook (b) light (c) rat
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) spoon (b) note (c) key
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “log”? (a) boat (b) cold (c) fog
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) note (b) plain (c) white
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) bright (b) look (c) cat
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) tree (b) hook (c) jog
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) stay – rake (b) stay – play (c) moon – play
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) The moon, round and white (c) Hot chai in a cup
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – frog (b) mat – rat (c) car – rat
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) one (b) snake (c) old
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) The kite string tugs at my hand

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. blouse – house
  4. Morning bells ring out
  5. 7
  6. 7
  7. jar
  8. snake – bake
  9. hook – cook
  10. night
  11. cat – hat
  12. spoon
  13. 3
  14. 3
  15. 7
  16. Diyas glow at night
  17. ring
  18. snake
  19. book – took
  20. mouse – blouse
  21. bat – cat
  22. 5
  23. 5
  24. 5
  25. night – light
  26. king – ring
  27. light
  28. 4
  29. note
  30. fog
  31. white
  32. bright
  33. hook
  34. stay – play
  35. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  36. 5
  37. mat – rat
  38. old
  39. 3
  40. Monsoon clouds roll in

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