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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 32 · 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.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – cake (b) bun – soon (c) moon – soon
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) bun (b) bold (c) bee
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – cat (b) bat – rain (c) bat – cat
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – fold (b) jog – noon (c) balloon – noon
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  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 word rhymes with “cake”? (a) fold (b) lake (c) pie
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – cake (b) book – hook (c) gold – hook
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) A frog on a leaf
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) hook (b) jog (c) bread
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) train (b) cook (c) house
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – frog (b) jog – bake (c) coat – frog
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) wing (b) jar (c) house
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) rain (b) note (c) stay
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) A cat on the wall (c) The temple bells ring softly
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) The moon, round and white (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – log (b) ring – log (c) dog – wish
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – soon (b) train – soon (c) spoon – stay
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) chain (b) look (c) moon
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) jog (b) far (c) my
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) dog (b) star (c) bright
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  40. 40.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) Peacocks spread their tails (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest

Answer key

  1. moon – soon
  2. 3
  3. bold
  4. 5
  5. bat – cat
  6. 2
  7. balloon – noon
  8. 1
  9. Hot chai in a cup
  10. 2
  11. 7
  12. lake
  13. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  14. 7
  15. book – hook
  16. Clouds drift past the hill
  17. Mangoes in the sun
  18. 5
  19. A frog on a leaf
  20. bread
  21. 5
  22. 7
  23. train
  24. jog – frog
  25. jar
  26. stay
  27. A cat on the wall
  28. 3
  29. 5
  30. 2
  31. The baby laughs at the moon
  32. dog – log
  33. spoon – soon
  34. 3
  35. look
  36. 5
  37. jog
  38. dog
  39. 3
  40. Peacocks spread their tails

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