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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 438 · 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 “rhinoceros”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – pie (b) my – pie (c) my – clay
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “clay”? (a) shell (b) house (c) day
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – bold (b) rat – bold (c) gold – blouse
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) fold (b) one (c) cat
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – bee (b) tree – night (c) snake – bee
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  9. 9.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Kites dance in the sky
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) plain (b) wish (c) rake
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  17. 17.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) A frog on a leaf (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) boat (b) rain (c) tray
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) plain (b) fun (c) log
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) train (b) lake (c) soon
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – run (b) sun – book (c) house – run
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – run (b) float – boat (c) cake – boat
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – ring (b) cake – bat (c) mat – bat
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – stay (b) clay – stay (c) clay – frog
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) shed (b) cat (c) kite
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) bright (b) bee (c) mouse
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – key (b) swing – sing (c) fish – sing
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) rain (b) rat (c) look
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) blouse (b) noon (c) swing
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. my – pie
  3. day
  4. gold – bold
  5. fold
  6. 5
  7. tree – bee
  8. 3
  9. Children splash in muddy lanes
  10. 7
  11. wish
  12. Mangoes in the sun
  13. 1
  14. 7
  15. 7
  16. 5
  17. Paper boats sail down the drain
  18. rain
  19. log
  20. 7
  21. 5
  22. 7
  23. 2
  24. 2
  25. 7
  26. soon
  27. sun – run
  28. 3
  29. float – boat
  30. mat – bat
  31. clay – stay
  32. kite
  33. 5
  34. bright
  35. swing – sing
  36. look
  37. 5
  38. 7
  39. noon
  40. 5

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