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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 355 · 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 “sun”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – rake (b) clay – tell (c) bell – tell
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – bell (b) brain – bell (c) well – lake
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) bat (b) chain (c) high
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “clay”? (a) dish (b) stay (c) house
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) bun (b) balloon (c) old
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  13. 13.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) Waves kiss the warm sand
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) A cat on the wall
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) train (b) goat (c) one
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – bake (b) sing – swing (c) shell – swing
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) bread (b) key (c) kite
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – house (b) fold – balloon (c) moon – balloon
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  24. 24.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) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Bees hum near the pond
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – clay (b) play – clay (c) play – night
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – tray (b) day – sky (c) fish – tray
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) red (b) hat (c) rake
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) jar (b) knee (c) swing
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – white (b) bright – white (c) bright – spoon
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) old (b) guitar (c) soon
  31. 31.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) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Diyas glow at night
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – shed (b) bed – key (c) bed – shed
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) hook (b) sea (c) frog
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – ring (b) king – bun (c) king – ring
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) book (b) my (c) tree
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) star (b) bun (c) dish

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. bell – tell
  3. well – bell
  4. 5
  5. chain
  6. stay
  7. 2
  8. 5
  9. balloon
  10. 4
  11. 7
  12. 5
  13. The puddles shine like mirrors
  14. Waves kiss the warm sand
  15. A cat on the wall
  16. 4
  17. one
  18. sing – swing
  19. kite
  20. 4
  21. moon – balloon
  22. 1
  23. 3
  24. Bees hum near the pond
  25. play – clay
  26. day – tray
  27. red
  28. swing
  29. bright – white
  30. guitar
  31. The wind plays with my long hair
  32. bed – shed
  33. 5
  34. hook
  35. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  36. 2
  37. king – ring
  38. 5
  39. book
  40. dish

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