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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 428 · 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:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) wish (b) frog (c) mouse
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) noon (b) frog (c) mouse
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – cold (b) bold – play (c) frog – cold
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) took (b) boat (c) cat
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  10. 10.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) A cat on the wall
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) brain (b) day (c) rat
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  14. 14.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Rain taps on the roof
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – noon (b) soon – fish (c) soon – noon
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – train (b) lake – snake (c) jog – snake
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – snake (b) look – snake (c) rake – fly
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – cake (b) plain – rain (c) spoon – rain
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) rake (b) bee (c) cold
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – bee (b) key – hat (c) hook – bee
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) brain (b) house (c) moon
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) smell (b) bat (c) sun
  26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Morning bells ring out (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – log (b) dog – red (c) bee – log
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – star (b) tree – star (c) car – fun
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – light (b) balloon – light (c) white – well
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – kite (b) look – red (c) shed – red
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – sea (b) bee – sky (c) bee – sea
  35. 35.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) my – fly (b) night – fly (c) my – shell
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. mouse
  3. 3
  4. noon
  5. 7
  6. bold – cold
  7. 3
  8. cat
  9. 7
  10. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  11. brain
  12. 2
  13. A cat on the wall
  14. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  15. soon – noon
  16. lake – snake
  17. rake – snake
  18. Rain taps on the roof
  19. plain – rain
  20. cold
  21. key – bee
  22. 2
  23. house
  24. 7
  25. bat
  26. Paper boats sail down the drain
  27. 1
  28. dog – log
  29. car – star
  30. white – light
  31. shed – red
  32. 3
  33. 2
  34. bee – sea
  35. Little ants march on
  36. 5
  37. 5
  38. my – fly
  39. 2
  40. 3

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