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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 445 · 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 “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) ring (b) bright (c) snake
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) A frog on a leaf (c) The temple bells ring softly
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – well (b) shell – car (c) shell – well
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – bat (b) rain – bat (c) cat – day
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) play (b) balloon (c) red
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  10. 10.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) A green parrot sings (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  16. 16.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) Mangoes in the sun (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) The moon, round and white
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) car (b) rat (c) knee
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – sky (b) pie – book (c) pie – sky
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) jar (b) mouse (c) play
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) stay (b) spoon (c) blouse
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) car (b) night (c) house
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – blouse (b) mouse – fish (c) high – blouse
  30. 30.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) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – train (b) rain – train (c) rain – dog
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  33. 33.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) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) blouse (b) my (c) hat
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – float (b) note – rake (c) note – float
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) stay (b) smell (c) fog
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) cook (b) night (c) dog
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) far (b) sun (c) kite
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) train (b) rat (c) swing

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. ring
  3. 4
  4. A frog on a leaf
  5. shell – well
  6. cat – bat
  7. balloon
  8. The lazy cow chews and chews
  9. 7
  10. Green parrots chatter all day
  11. 7
  12. 2
  13. 3
  14. 5
  15. 3
  16. Children splash in muddy lanes
  17. 3
  18. 7
  19. The moon, round and white
  20. knee
  21. 5
  22. 5
  23. 7
  24. pie – sky
  25. play
  26. 2
  27. spoon
  28. night
  29. mouse – blouse
  30. Waves kiss the warm sand
  31. rain – train
  32. 2
  33. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  34. my
  35. note – float
  36. fog
  37. dog
  38. kite
  39. 4
  40. rat

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