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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 446 · 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 “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – shell (b) light – cat (c) hat – cat
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) book (b) night (c) fog
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – mouse (b) house – cook (c) hat – mouse
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) The moon, round and white (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – tree (b) bee – rain (c) bee – tree
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) A cat on the wall (c) The old banyan tree
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) moon (b) red (c) sing
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) soon (b) key (c) bed
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) clay (b) bright (c) lake
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) stay (b) kite (c) plain
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) dish (b) bee (c) jog
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – cat (b) fish – swish (c) tell – swish
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – fold (b) snake – boat (c) note – boat
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) goat (b) head (c) sea
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) guitar (b) bed (c) smell
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – my (b) tell – gold (c) fold – gold
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  24. 24.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) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Morning bells ring out
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – fog (b) cat – fog (c) jog – house
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Mangoes in the sun
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) mat (b) house (c) moon
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  31. 31.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) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Stars blink one by one
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) car (b) one (c) mat
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – dish (b) frog – shed (c) head – shed
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) log (b) hat (c) goat
  36. 36.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) A frog on a leaf (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) rake (b) king (c) noon
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) mat (b) well (c) wing
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  40. 40.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) Rain taps on the roof (c) Hot pakoras on a plate

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. hat – cat
  3. book
  4. house – mouse
  5. 5
  6. 3
  7. The moon, round and white
  8. bee – tree
  9. The lazy cow chews and chews
  10. sing
  11. key
  12. 7
  13. lake
  14. kite
  15. 3
  16. bee
  17. fish – swish
  18. note – boat
  19. goat
  20. smell
  21. 7
  22. fold – gold
  23. 3
  24. Morning bells ring out
  25. 3
  26. jog – fog
  27. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  28. 4
  29. moon
  30. 5
  31. Waves carry shells to the shore
  32. 1
  33. car
  34. head – shed
  35. log
  36. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  37. rake
  38. mat
  39. 3
  40. Hot pakoras on a plate

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