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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 433 · 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.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) smell (b) sun (c) day
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – cook (b) book – clay (c) book – cook
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – spoon (b) noon – spoon (c) noon – stay
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – frog (b) bold – fish (c) swish – fish
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) one (b) moon (c) hat
  11. 11.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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Morning bells ring out
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) one (b) cat (c) gold
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) plain (b) star (c) cook
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) A frog on a leaf
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) clay (b) moon (c) train
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) The moon, round and white
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) bake (b) old (c) rat
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – run (b) sun – bat (c) house – run
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) A frog on a leaf (c) The moon, round and white
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – cold (b) chain – brain (c) look – brain
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – car (b) blouse – car (c) star – look
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) A green parrot sings (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – coat (b) bat – cat (c) fog – cat
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) look (b) head (c) my
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – float (b) boat – play (c) boat – float
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) stay (b) took (c) tell
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Kites dance in the sky

Answer key

  1. day
  2. 2
  3. 7
  4. 5
  5. book – cook
  6. 5
  7. noon – spoon
  8. 2
  9. swish – fish
  10. hat
  11. Morning bells ring out
  12. gold
  13. star
  14. 3
  15. The puddles shine like mirrors
  16. clay
  17. 2
  18. 7
  19. 5
  20. 5
  21. The moon, round and white
  22. 3
  23. Rain taps on the roof
  24. rat
  25. sun – run
  26. 5
  27. 5
  28. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  29. chain – brain
  30. star – car
  31. A green parrot sings
  32. 1
  33. bat – cat
  34. my
  35. 5
  36. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  37. boat – float
  38. stay
  39. 5
  40. Kites dance in the sky

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