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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 307 · 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.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  5. 5.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) A green parrot sings
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) rain (b) spoon (c) goat
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) dish (b) lake (c) sun
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – head (b) bread – head (c) bread – bee
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) far (b) sea (c) mouse
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – book (b) bold – cold (c) blouse – cold
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – train (b) rain – lake (c) tell – train
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Diyas glow at night
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) note (b) look (c) house
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) smell (b) ring (c) cake
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – fold (b) kite – fold (c) old – car
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) blouse (b) play (c) rain
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – rat (b) smell – tell (c) red – tell
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – soon (b) spoon – key (c) spoon – soon
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) gold (b) smell (c) one
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) pie (b) dish (c) sun
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) brain (b) bake (c) mouse
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) Children splash in muddy lanes

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 1
  3. 5
  4. 7
  5. Children splash in muddy lanes
  6. spoon
  7. lake
  8. bread – head
  9. 4
  10. sea
  11. 7
  12. bold – cold
  13. 7
  14. 3
  15. 5
  16. rain – train
  17. 5
  18. The kite string tugs at my hand
  19. 7
  20. look
  21. cake
  22. Kites dance in the sky
  23. old – fold
  24. 3
  25. 7
  26. blouse
  27. 2
  28. 3
  29. smell – tell
  30. spoon – soon
  31. smell
  32. 4
  33. 3
  34. pie
  35. 7
  36. 3
  37. brain
  38. 3
  39. 2
  40. Soft snow on the hills

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