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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 340 · 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 “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  7. 7.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) A frog on a leaf (c) Mangoes in the sun
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) plain (b) balloon (c) cat
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – boat (b) coat – hat (c) coat – boat
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) hook (b) car (c) one
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – white (b) fly – high (c) coat – high
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) frog (b) bee (c) took
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) cat (b) swish (c) house
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) bold (b) bun (c) knee
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) goat (b) shed (c) wing
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) blouse (b) kite (c) sun
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – dish (b) fish – boat (c) fish – dish
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) mat (b) frog (c) blouse
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) bed (b) took (c) tray
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – train (b) rain – coat (c) pie – train
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) clay – log (b) jog – log (c) jog – far
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) blouse (b) look (c) hat
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – dish (b) swish – dish (c) swish – white
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) gold (b) car (c) fish
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) A green parrot sings (c) Little ants march on
  34. 34.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 tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Rain taps on the roof
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  36. 36.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Diyas glow at night
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) high – balloon (b) mat – pie (c) high – pie
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – house (b) hook – house (c) blouse – stay

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 2
  3. 5
  4. 3
  5. 3
  6. 5
  7. The baby laughs at the moon
  8. cat
  9. coat – boat
  10. hook
  11. fly – high
  12. bee
  13. The wind plays with my long hair
  14. house
  15. knee
  16. shed
  17. 5
  18. blouse
  19. fish – dish
  20. frog
  21. tray
  22. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  23. 7
  24. rain – train
  25. 5
  26. jog – log
  27. hat
  28. 2
  29. 3
  30. 5
  31. swish – dish
  32. fish
  33. Waves carry shells to the shore
  34. Rain taps on the roof
  35. Soft snow on the hills
  36. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  37. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  38. 3
  39. high – pie
  40. blouse – house

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