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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 465 · 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.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) tray (b) my (c) wish
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) The moon, round and white (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) cake (b) hook (c) fog
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Hot chai in a cup
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – boat (b) wing – cake (c) bake – cake
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – rain (b) bold – bun (c) run – bun
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cold – fold (b) one – fold (c) cold – sing
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) rain (b) moon (c) key
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Kites dance in the sky
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) spoon (b) tree (c) kite
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – chain (b) rain – fish (c) rain – chain
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – dish (b) snake – soon (c) spoon – soon
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – run (b) fold – tell (c) smell – tell
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) knee (b) note (c) mat
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – stay (b) play – stay (c) play – star
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – white (b) my – white (c) night – jar
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) well (b) balloon (c) rat
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – frog (b) jog – frog (c) jog – house
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) cook (b) bold (c) blouse
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) tree (b) car (c) house
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) sea (b) run (c) lake
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) knee (b) guitar (c) hat

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. 5
  3. 3
  4. Waves kiss the warm sand
  5. 3
  6. my
  7. The moon, round and white
  8. 3
  9. hook
  10. Hot chai in a cup
  11. 1
  12. bake – cake
  13. run – bun
  14. 1
  15. cold – fold
  16. 3
  17. key
  18. 7
  19. Kites dance in the sky
  20. kite
  21. 5
  22. rain – chain
  23. spoon – soon
  24. 3
  25. 2
  26. smell – tell
  27. mat
  28. play – stay
  29. night – white
  30. 7
  31. balloon
  32. jog – frog
  33. 3
  34. cook
  35. 5
  36. 7
  37. car
  38. lake
  39. 5
  40. knee

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