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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 309 · 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:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – boat (b) bee – tree (c) kite – tree
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – look (b) cook – look (c) cook – log
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – cold (b) bold – key (c) bold – cold
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) light (b) coat (c) look
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – guitar (b) far – guitar (c) far – fog
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) took (b) red (c) day
  11. 11.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) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) cook (b) light (c) bed
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) A green parrot sings
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) cat (b) bright (c) plain
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – lake (b) rake – kite (c) rat – lake
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – dish (b) fish – smell (c) cat – dish
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) bold (b) shed (c) house
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “goat”? (a) swish (b) ring (c) float
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) train (b) cold (c) rake
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) light (b) cold (c) sky
  28. 28.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) Hot chai in a cup (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – book (b) took – book (c) took – blouse
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) fish (b) fog (c) blouse
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) king (b) sun (c) sea
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  38. 38.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) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – coat (b) goat – coat (c) goat – bat

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. bee – tree
  3. cook – look
  4. bold – cold
  5. 7
  6. 2
  7. light
  8. 7
  9. far – guitar
  10. took
  11. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  12. bed
  13. A green parrot sings
  14. 7
  15. Rain taps on the roof
  16. bright
  17. rake – lake
  18. fish – dish
  19. 1
  20. bold
  21. 7
  22. 3
  23. float
  24. 1
  25. cold
  26. 7
  27. sky
  28. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  29. 7
  30. took – book
  31. blouse
  32. 5
  33. 7
  34. 7
  35. 3
  36. king
  37. 1
  38. Kites dance in the sky
  39. 3
  40. goat – coat

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