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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 435 · 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 “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – cake (b) blouse – mouse (c) car – mouse
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) swing (b) head (c) sky
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  6. 6.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) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) The temple bells ring softly
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) rake (b) chain (c) frog
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) tray (b) chain (c) white
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) mat (b) wing (c) far
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) shell (b) cold (c) shed
  11. 11.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) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Bees hum near the pond
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  13. 13.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  17. 17.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) The temple bells ring softly (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – plain (b) bold – cold (c) blouse – cold
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – bold (b) log – dog (c) goat – dog
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  21. 21.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) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Kites dance in the sky
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – cat (b) sea – cat (c) bat – train
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  24. 24.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) Mangoes in the sun (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – lake (b) fold – chain (c) rain – chain
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) high (b) mouse (c) old
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – goat (b) float – snake (c) float – goat
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) clay (b) night (c) bed
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) spoon (b) sun (c) jog
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) tree (b) kite (c) run
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) chain (b) frog (c) night
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) look (b) sing (c) light
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “fold”? (a) cold (b) kite (c) shed
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – lake (b) cat – noon (c) spoon – noon

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. blouse – mouse
  3. 4
  4. swing
  5. Hot pakoras on a plate
  6. Monsoon clouds roll in
  7. chain
  8. white
  9. wing
  10. cold
  11. Green parrots chatter all day
  12. 7
  13. Waves kiss the warm sand
  14. 7
  15. 5
  16. 4
  17. Clouds drift past the hill
  18. bold – cold
  19. log – dog
  20. 7
  21. Kites dance in the sky
  22. bat – cat
  23. 7
  24. Mangoes in the sun
  25. 5
  26. rain – chain
  27. 3
  28. 3
  29. high
  30. float – goat
  31. clay
  32. spoon
  33. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  34. tree
  35. 7
  36. frog
  37. look
  38. 3
  39. cold
  40. spoon – noon

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