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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 450 · 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 “chapati”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) lake (b) kite (c) look
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – hook (b) rake – hook (c) cook – stay
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – knee (b) cake – knee (c) tree – stay
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) lake (b) noon (c) gold
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  11. 11.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 cat on the wall (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – jar (b) guitar – jar (c) guitar – mouse
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) bake (b) fun (c) king
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – play (b) cold – head (c) bed – head
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – bake (b) sea – bake (c) snake – spoon
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – fold (b) gold – swish (c) log – fold
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – balloon (b) wish – star (c) jar – star
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – fold (b) boat – note (c) rake – note
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) blouse (b) key (c) lake
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) book (b) frog (c) cat
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – bread (b) snake – lake (c) house – lake
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Bees hum near the pond
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – house (b) blouse – chain (c) blouse – house
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Mangoes in the sun
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) shell (b) hat (c) light
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – float (b) note – wish (c) rake – float
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) dog (b) knee (c) light

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 3
  3. look
  4. 7
  5. cook – hook
  6. tree – knee
  7. lake
  8. 2
  9. 3
  10. 1
  11. A cat on the wall
  12. guitar – jar
  13. 5
  14. 7
  15. 5
  16. 5
  17. fun
  18. 5
  19. bed – head
  20. 3
  21. snake – bake
  22. 5
  23. gold – fold
  24. jar – star
  25. boat – note
  26. key
  27. book
  28. snake – lake
  29. 5
  30. Children splash in muddy lanes
  31. 7
  32. blouse – house
  33. 3
  34. 7
  35. Mangoes in the sun
  36. shell
  37. 7
  38. note – float
  39. 5
  40. light

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