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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 337 · 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 “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – star (b) car – star (c) car – cat
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) coat (b) play (c) smell
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) balloon (b) note (c) bake
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) train (b) car (c) jog
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – king (b) mat – white (c) bright – white
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  10. 10.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) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) goat (b) chain (c) fly
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) sea (b) fog (c) bed
  13. 13.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) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  14. 14.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) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) A cat on the wall (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) kite (b) bake (c) knee
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  21. 21.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) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) cold (b) brain (c) cake
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – cake (b) far – cake (c) snake – pie
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) pie (b) coat (c) moon
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) car (b) swish (c) float
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) A cat on the wall
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – lake (b) rake – lake (c) rake – fly
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) rat (b) sing (c) clay
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – wing (b) bee – wing (c) ring – sun
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  35. 35.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 frog on a leaf (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – king (b) dog – bread (c) red – bread
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – head (b) cake – lake (c) pie – lake

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. car – star
  3. 2
  4. smell
  5. note
  6. car
  7. bright – white
  8. 3
  9. 3
  10. Waves carry shells to the shore
  11. chain
  12. bed
  13. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  14. Kites dance in the sky
  15. Children splash in muddy lanes
  16. kite
  17. 3
  18. 7
  19. 7
  20. 5
  21. Mangoes in the sun
  22. cake
  23. snake – cake
  24. moon
  25. float
  26. 4
  27. 7
  28. A cat on the wall
  29. rake – lake
  30. rat
  31. 3
  32. 5
  33. ring – wing
  34. 5
  35. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  36. red – bread
  37. 7
  38. 7
  39. 5
  40. cake – lake

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