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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 474 · 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 “crocodile”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Little ants march on
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – bee (b) star – shed (c) red – shed
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) cake (b) float (c) hook
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) high (b) wish (c) rain
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) dog (b) bake (c) night
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – plain (b) goat – plain (c) chain – mat
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  12. 12.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Morning bells ring out
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  14. 14.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) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – chain (b) rain – fun (c) head – chain
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – cold (b) fold – house (c) fold – cold
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – boat (b) dog – key (c) knee – key
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) rain (b) shell (c) cat
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  26. 26.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) A frog on a leaf
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – mat (b) king – white (c) night – white
  29. 29.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) The moon, round and white (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) hook (b) rake (c) light
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – noon (b) sky – rake (c) snake – rake
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) one – far (b) jar – dog (c) jar – far
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) old (b) moon (c) cake
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) star (b) ring (c) fun
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) fog (b) bat (c) fish
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – chain (b) wish – mouse (c) house – mouse
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) moon (b) far (c) kite
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  3. red – shed
  4. The dry leaves whisper
  5. cake
  6. Rain taps on the roof
  7. wish
  8. night
  9. 5
  10. chain – plain
  11. 4
  12. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  13. 5
  14. Paper boats sail down the drain
  15. 3
  16. rain – chain
  17. 7
  18. 2
  19. fold – cold
  20. 3
  21. knee – key
  22. 7
  23. 5
  24. rain
  25. 7
  26. A frog on a leaf
  27. 5
  28. night – white
  29. The kite string tugs at my hand
  30. rake
  31. 1
  32. snake – rake
  33. jar – far
  34. moon
  35. fun
  36. bat
  37. 3
  38. house – mouse
  39. kite
  40. 5

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