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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 397 · 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:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) fish (b) rain (c) hat
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – balloon (b) spoon – house (c) spoon – balloon
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – fun (b) red – fun (c) run – cat
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) wish (b) run (c) soon
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – rain (b) train – rain (c) train – play
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) clay (b) look (c) bright
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Rain taps on the roof
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – mouse (b) blouse – mouse (c) blouse – fun
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – plain (b) guitar – plain (c) rain – white
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) star (b) sea (c) rake
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) sun (b) smell (c) day
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – spoon (b) moon – fold (c) moon – spoon
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) play (b) jog (c) sing
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – rake (b) balloon – cook (c) took – cook
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) day (b) king (c) mouse
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) night (b) boat (c) cook
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Diyas glow at night
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – chain (b) wish – swish (c) book – swish
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – tree (b) bun – fun (c) clay – fun
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – mouse (b) well – took (c) look – took
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Hot chai in a cup
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) one (b) float (c) star
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – house (b) mouse – log (c) mouse – house
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – fish (b) day – fun (c) sun – fun
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. rain
  3. spoon – balloon
  4. 1
  5. 3
  6. run – fun
  7. 5
  8. 5
  9. 2
  10. soon
  11. Bees hum near the pond
  12. train – rain
  13. look
  14. Green parrots chatter all day
  15. 4
  16. blouse – mouse
  17. rain – plain
  18. star
  19. 4
  20. smell
  21. moon – spoon
  22. jog
  23. took – cook
  24. mouse
  25. cook
  26. 2
  27. 5
  28. Diyas glow at night
  29. 5
  30. wish – swish
  31. Waves carry shells to the shore
  32. 7
  33. bun – fun
  34. look – took
  35. 3
  36. Hot chai in a cup
  37. star
  38. mouse – house
  39. sun – fun
  40. 5

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