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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 299 · 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 pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – tree (b) bee – gold (c) noon – tree
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) A frog on a leaf (c) The old banyan tree
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “goat”? (a) tray (b) train (c) float
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – bun (b) lake – rake (c) plain – rake
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) white (b) well (c) king
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) jar (b) took (c) coat
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) Hot chai in a cup
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) moon (b) snake (c) far
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) A frog on a leaf (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – bed (b) pie – play (c) tray – play
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – mat (b) stay – took (c) book – took
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) soon (b) swing (c) hook
  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) Hot chai in a cup (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – bake (b) head – bed (c) cold – bed
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – look (b) book – look (c) book – brain
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  36. 36.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) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Morning bells ring out
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) red (b) mat (c) look
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – blouse (b) red – blouse (c) mouse – plain
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – red (b) shed – pie (c) tray – red
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – book (b) wish – swish (c) mat – swish

Answer key

  1. bee – tree
  2. Paper boats sail down the drain
  3. 7
  4. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  5. float
  6. 5
  7. lake – rake
  8. 4
  9. white
  10. 3
  11. Stars blink one by one
  12. 5
  13. 2
  14. coat
  15. Children splash in muddy lanes
  16. 2
  17. far
  18. 4
  19. A frog on a leaf
  20. 3
  21. 3
  22. 3
  23. 5
  24. 3
  25. 7
  26. tray – play
  27. 1
  28. book – took
  29. soon
  30. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  31. head – bed
  32. 7
  33. 2
  34. book – look
  35. 7
  36. Morning bells ring out
  37. red
  38. mouse – blouse
  39. shed – red
  40. wish – swish

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