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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 321 · 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 “samosa”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – book (b) key – bee (c) cold – bee
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) bold (b) stay (c) snake
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) chain (b) bake (c) light
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – log (b) fog – red (c) noon – log
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – dish (b) spoon – soon (c) dog – soon
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  11. 11.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) Soft snow on the hills (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) swish (b) blouse (c) my
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) day (b) far (c) sun
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – bread (b) old – jog (c) log – jog
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – bed (b) blouse – bed (c) shed – rat
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) rain (b) dish (c) took
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  21. 21.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) A cat on the wall (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) stay – play (b) stay – wish (c) gold – play
  24. 24.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – bat (b) jog – kite (c) bright – kite
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) bee (b) cake (c) blouse
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) rat (b) bake (c) moon
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) Little ants march on (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – mat (b) frog – bed (c) red – bed
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – jar (b) coat – jog (c) frog – jog
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Stars blink one by one
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – frog (b) sky – pie (c) one – pie
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – run (b) swing – well (c) shell – well
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – play (b) clay – hook (c) clay – play

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. key – bee
  3. snake
  4. 2
  5. bake
  6. fog – log
  7. 3
  8. spoon – soon
  9. 5
  10. 5
  11. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  12. blouse
  13. far
  14. 1
  15. log – jog
  16. shed – bed
  17. 3
  18. dish
  19. 4
  20. 4
  21. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  22. 4
  23. stay – play
  24. Rain taps on the roof
  25. 2
  26. 3
  27. 5
  28. bright – kite
  29. cake
  30. rat
  31. 5
  32. The puddles shine like mirrors
  33. red – bed
  34. frog – jog
  35. 5
  36. Green parrots chatter all day
  37. sky – pie
  38. 3
  39. shell – well
  40. clay – play

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