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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 470 · 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 “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – noon (b) spoon – jog (c) boat – noon
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – book (b) took – sea (c) took – book
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) soon (b) jar (c) snake
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – guitar (b) star – guitar (c) star – knee
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – night (b) kite – bun (c) sing – night
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – spoon (b) rake – snake (c) blouse – snake
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – swing (b) sing – swing (c) sing – bake
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – lake (b) bold – lake (c) bake – look
  17. 17.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) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) The temple bells ring softly
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) jar (b) bee (c) took
  20. 20.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) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Diyas glow at night
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) The moon, round and white (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – play (b) shed – look (c) hook – look
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Morning bells ring out
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – rat (b) ring – rat (c) bat – knee
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – train (b) house – fold (c) bold – fold
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – car (b) far – wish (c) far – car
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – bread (b) fly – train (c) brain – train
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – lake (b) pie – book (c) look – book
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – bread (b) boat – bread (c) shed – pie
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) blouse (b) key (c) red
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) hook (b) cat (c) shell
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) cat (b) snake (c) sky

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. spoon – noon
  4. took – book
  5. 5
  6. 2
  7. 7
  8. soon
  9. star – guitar
  10. 3
  11. kite – night
  12. rake – snake
  13. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  14. 7
  15. sing – swing
  16. bake – lake
  17. The temple bells ring softly
  18. 7
  19. bee
  20. Diyas glow at night
  21. The lazy cow chews and chews
  22. hook – look
  23. Morning bells ring out
  24. 2
  25. bat – rat
  26. 3
  27. 3
  28. bold – fold
  29. 3
  30. 5
  31. far – car
  32. brain – train
  33. look – book
  34. shed – bread
  35. red
  36. 7
  37. Clouds drift past the hill
  38. 3
  39. cat
  40. sky

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