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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 301 · 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 “rhinoceros”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) note (b) sun (c) bread
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – note (b) float – cake (c) float – note
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – mat (b) bold – shed (c) bed – shed
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) cook (b) sea (c) jog
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) house (b) tray (c) log
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – rain (b) plain – rain (c) plain – light
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – coat (b) lake – chain (c) rain – chain
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  10. 10.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) Morning bells ring out
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) high (b) dog (c) knee
  15. 15.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) Kites dance in the sky (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  16. 16.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) The moon, round and white (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  20. 20.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) The dry leaves whisper (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – cake (b) swish – dish (c) boat – dish
  25. 25.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) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) A green parrot sings
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) sky (b) bee (c) one
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) stay (b) cat (c) kite
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) chain (b) bell (c) bun
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – boat (b) bed – plain (c) rain – plain
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) rain (b) bright (c) ring
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) dog (b) cake (c) star
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – frog (b) sing – bread (c) shed – bread
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. bread
  3. float – note
  4. bed – shed
  5. cook
  6. house
  7. plain – rain
  8. rain – chain
  9. 5
  10. Morning bells ring out
  11. 4
  12. The wind plays with my long hair
  13. 2
  14. high
  15. Kites dance in the sky
  16. Children splash in muddy lanes
  17. 3
  18. 3
  19. 7
  20. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  21. 5
  22. 5
  23. 7
  24. swish – dish
  25. A green parrot sings
  26. 4
  27. bee
  28. kite
  29. 5
  30. bun
  31. 3
  32. rain – plain
  33. 3
  34. 7
  35. ring
  36. dog
  37. shed – bread
  38. 2
  39. 5
  40. A frog on a leaf

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