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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 405 · 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 “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) brain (b) bold (c) frog
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – star (b) car – star (c) car – bake
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – snake (b) cake – moon (c) dish – snake
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) night (b) hat (c) bold
  8. 8.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) Morning bells ring out (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) Kites dance in the sky
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) clay (b) look (c) star
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) king (b) sky (c) star
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – knee (b) sea – note (c) dish – knee
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) wing (b) pie (c) tree
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Morning bells ring out
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – spoon (b) balloon – my (c) balloon – spoon
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – bat (b) fog – dog (c) bake – dog
  28. 28.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) The temple bells ring softly (c) The old banyan tree
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) my – sun (b) one – house (c) one – sun
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) bright (b) star (c) swish
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) shell (b) night (c) look
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) bed (b) house (c) cake
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – soon (b) goat – fold (c) gold – fold
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) clay (b) fold (c) knee
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) clay (b) hook (c) mat
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. bold
  3. car – star
  4. Waves kiss the warm sand
  5. cake – snake
  6. 5
  7. night
  8. The wind plays with my long hair
  9. 2
  10. 2
  11. 7
  12. 3
  13. Children splash in muddy lanes
  14. clay
  15. 7
  16. king
  17. sea – knee
  18. 4
  19. 5
  20. 3
  21. pie
  22. 5
  23. The baby laughs at the moon
  24. balloon – spoon
  25. 7
  26. 3
  27. fog – dog
  28. The temple bells ring softly
  29. one – sun
  30. 5
  31. star
  32. 4
  33. look
  34. 3
  35. bed
  36. gold – fold
  37. fold
  38. mat
  39. 7
  40. 3

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