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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 350 · 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.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – sing (b) ring – goat (c) bread – sing
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – bun (b) sun – bun (c) sun – smell
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) mat (b) tray (c) balloon
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – night (b) mat – pie (c) fly – pie
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) tray (b) bake (c) tree
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – jog (b) rat – mat (c) rain – mat
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) bat (b) key (c) star
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) plain (b) bell (c) bat
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) light (b) cat (c) note
  19. 19.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 puddles shine like mirrors (c) Diyas glow at night
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) spoon (b) cake (c) high
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) light (b) cat (c) moon
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) high (b) smell (c) cake
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  27. 27.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) Mangoes in the sun (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – bee (b) knee – bee (c) knee – jog
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) rain (b) frog (c) took
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – play (b) day – play (c) day – run
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) mouse (b) cold (c) sky
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  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) Kites dance in the sky (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – shell (b) well – shell (c) well – wing
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cold – white (b) bee – old (c) cold – old
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. ring – sing
  3. Little ants march on
  4. sun – bun
  5. 3
  6. mat
  7. fly – pie
  8. tray
  9. 4
  10. rat – mat
  11. star
  12. 7
  13. 1
  14. 2
  15. bell
  16. 1
  17. 7
  18. cat
  19. The puddles shine like mirrors
  20. 2
  21. 5
  22. 1
  23. spoon
  24. moon
  25. cake
  26. 4
  27. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  28. knee – bee
  29. took
  30. 5
  31. 5
  32. day – play
  33. cold
  34. 5
  35. 3
  36. 2
  37. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  38. well – shell
  39. cold – old
  40. 7

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