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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 430 · 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:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) bread (b) fog (c) chain
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – day (b) goat – book (c) took – book
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) rake (b) bell (c) brain
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) A green parrot sings
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) lake (b) cat (c) tray
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Rain taps on the roof
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – wish (b) swish – wish (c) swish – tell
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – light (b) night – brain (c) spoon – light
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – boat (b) coat – boat (c) coat – tree
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – one (b) cold – cook (c) book – cook
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) car (b) kite (c) ring
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – moon (b) old – moon (c) noon – tray
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – night (b) white – tell (c) white – night
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) hat (b) key (c) coat
  27. 27.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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  28. 28.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) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – one (b) bun – hat (c) coat – one
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) train (b) snake (c) pie
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Rain taps on the roof
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – old (b) bee – cat (c) bat – cat
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) mat (b) soon (c) bed
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) Morning bells ring out (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. chain
  3. 3
  4. took – book
  5. 2
  6. 4
  7. bell
  8. A green parrot sings
  9. 5
  10. lake
  11. Hot pakoras on a plate
  12. 5
  13. swish – wish
  14. 5
  15. 2
  16. night – light
  17. coat – boat
  18. The wind plays with my long hair
  19. book – cook
  20. 2
  21. ring
  22. noon – moon
  23. 5
  24. white – night
  25. 3
  26. hat
  27. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  28. Green parrots chatter all day
  29. 5
  30. bun – one
  31. 3
  32. 3
  33. 7
  34. The baby laughs at the moon
  35. train
  36. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  37. bat – cat
  38. mat
  39. Morning bells ring out
  40. 2

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