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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 304 · 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 “kite”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) bake (b) gold (c) blouse
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – night (b) book – night (c) light – coat
  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 “bat”? (a) bake (b) hat (c) ring
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) well (b) sea (c) hat
  9. 9.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) The baby laughs at the moon (c) The old banyan tree
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) A frog on a leaf
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – spoon (b) pie – tree (c) key – tree
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – shell (b) rake – bake (c) light – bake
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) rake (b) red (c) sky
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – cold (b) cook – cold (c) gold – sun
  17. 17.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) A frog on a leaf (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  18. 18.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) Hot chai in a cup
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – sky (b) jar – star (c) rake – star
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) bed (b) night (c) hook
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – look (b) hook – head (c) day – look
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – pie (b) house – pie (c) fly – kite
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – swing (b) king – coat (c) king – swing
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) light (b) smell (c) spoon
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – hook (b) car – star (c) bright – star
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) cake (b) dog (c) coat
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – king (b) note – soon (c) noon – soon
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “goat”? (a) tell (b) kite (c) note
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) dog (b) cold (c) tree

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. gold
  3. 5
  4. The dry leaves whisper
  5. light – night
  6. 7
  7. hat
  8. hat
  9. The old banyan tree
  10. Green parrots chatter all day
  11. 3
  12. key – tree
  13. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  14. rake – bake
  15. red
  16. gold – cold
  17. A frog on a leaf
  18. Children splash in muddy lanes
  19. jar – star
  20. 5
  21. night
  22. 3
  23. 3
  24. hook – look
  25. 7
  26. fly – pie
  27. king – swing
  28. smell
  29. 2
  30. 4
  31. 7
  32. Peacocks spread their tails
  33. car – star
  34. cake
  35. 7
  36. noon – soon
  37. 5
  38. note
  39. 3
  40. cold

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