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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 461 · 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) 3 (c) 5
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) fold (b) key (c) head
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) blouse (b) cold (c) hat
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – light (b) dog – log (c) swish – log
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – knee (b) rat – jar (c) car – jar
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) fold (b) sing (c) chain
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) snake (b) fly (c) rat
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) Stars blink one by one (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – far (b) car – stay (c) swing – far
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) cook (b) note (c) bold
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – sing (b) ring – my (c) stay – sing
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) run (b) bake (c) fish
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) smell (b) swish (c) king
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) frog (b) fly (c) cold
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Soft snow on the hills
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – far (b) shed – bat (c) mat – bat
  35. 35.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) The dry leaves whisper (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  36. 36.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) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) bat (b) wish (c) shell
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. key
  3. 4
  4. hat
  5. Hot chai in a cup
  6. 7
  7. 1
  8. dog – log
  9. 7
  10. 7
  11. car – jar
  12. fold
  13. 5
  14. fly
  15. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  16. car – far
  17. 5
  18. cook
  19. ring – sing
  20. 2
  21. 3
  22. fish
  23. smell
  24. 3
  25. Diyas glow at night
  26. 5
  27. 1
  28. 2
  29. cold
  30. The kite string tugs at my hand
  31. Little ants march on
  32. 5
  33. 5
  34. mat – bat
  35. The dry leaves whisper
  36. Waves kiss the warm sand
  37. wish
  38. 7
  39. 4
  40. 3

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