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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 318 · 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:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) A frog on a leaf (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – noon (b) soon – noon (c) soon – cold
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – bun (b) key – tree (c) cake – tree
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – white (b) light – white (c) light – cat
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – hook (b) look – hook (c) look – boat
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) kite (b) boat (c) hat
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) train (b) far (c) one
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  16. 16.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 green parrot sings (c) The old banyan tree
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) bake (b) spoon (c) white
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) moon (b) wing (c) jog
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) night (b) run (c) tree
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – lake (b) rake – swish (c) tray – lake
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “log”? (a) wish (b) ring (c) dog
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) soon (b) gold (c) dish
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) A frog on a leaf (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) The old banyan tree
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) lake (b) far (c) noon
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  33. 33.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) Clouds drift past the hill (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – cook (b) red – wish (c) swish – wish
  35. 35.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) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Mangoes in the sun
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – goat (b) lake – mat (c) rat – mat
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) mouse (b) bake (c) one
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) run (b) wish (c) shed
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – book (b) hook – key (c) light – book
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 3
  3. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  4. soon – noon
  5. 3
  6. 1
  7. 5
  8. key – tree
  9. light – white
  10. 3
  11. 4
  12. look – hook
  13. kite
  14. far
  15. 5
  16. Paper boats sail down the drain
  17. spoon
  18. moon
  19. 2
  20. 7
  21. 5
  22. night
  23. rake – lake
  24. 7
  25. dog
  26. soon
  27. 2
  28. A frog on a leaf
  29. 7
  30. The baby laughs at the moon
  31. noon
  32. 7
  33. The wind plays with my long hair
  34. swish – wish
  35. Mangoes in the sun
  36. rat – mat
  37. bake
  38. wish
  39. hook – book
  40. 3

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