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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 326 · 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) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) fun (b) swish (c) book
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) rake (b) float (c) fish
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – bread (b) house – bread (c) red – balloon
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – night (b) white – cook (c) white – night
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) dog (b) hook (c) shell
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – fish (b) wish – fish (c) wish – mat
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  13. 13.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – far (b) chain – brain (c) run – brain
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – day (b) clay – day (c) clay – fish
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Hot chai in a cup
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) mat (b) smell (c) fly
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – sing (b) wing – rain (c) wing – sing
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) star (b) house (c) bat
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) The moon, round and white (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – snake (b) lake – snake (c) lake – white
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – chain (b) jar – far (c) soon – far
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – dish (b) swish – tell (c) swish – dish
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) fold (b) kite (c) bell
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – soon (b) coat – soon (c) noon – look
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – wing (b) rat – bat (c) bread – bat
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) bat (b) mouse (c) pie
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) cold (b) rake (c) chain
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “fun”? (a) bun (b) well (c) jog
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) night (b) dish (c) old

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 7
  3. 5
  4. fun
  5. 5
  6. fish
  7. 5
  8. red – bread
  9. white – night
  10. hook
  11. wish – fish
  12. 3
  13. Kites dance in the sky
  14. 5
  15. 5
  16. chain – brain
  17. clay – day
  18. Hot chai in a cup
  19. The dry leaves whisper
  20. mat
  21. wing – sing
  22. 5
  23. house
  24. 7
  25. 7
  26. 4
  27. 7
  28. The moon, round and white
  29. lake – snake
  30. jar – far
  31. swish – dish
  32. fold
  33. Peacocks spread their tails
  34. noon – soon
  35. rat – bat
  36. bat
  37. chain
  38. bun
  39. Rain taps on the roof
  40. old

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