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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 475 · 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 “samosa”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) dog (b) red (c) play
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – cake (b) lake – star (c) well – cake
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) fog (b) bright (c) fly
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – moon (b) noon – fold (c) noon – moon
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) red (b) boat (c) fly
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) Morning bells ring out (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – bee (b) old – bee (c) key – coat
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) jog (b) shed (c) bright
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – fish (b) train – knee (c) tree – knee
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) A frog on a leaf (c) Morning bells ring out
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Morning bells ring out
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – pie (b) jog – swing (c) king – swing
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) hat (b) blouse (c) train
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – dog (b) log – wish (c) log – dog
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) well (b) clay (c) mat
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – jog (b) my – jog (c) frog – hat
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) sea (b) swing (c) house
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) high – fish (b) wish – fish (c) wish – car
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – star (b) sky – my (c) coat – my
  38. 38.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) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – play (b) dog – play (c) day – bun

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. play
  3. lake – cake
  4. fly
  5. noon – moon
  6. 2
  7. 1
  8. 7
  9. red
  10. 1
  11. 5
  12. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  13. 3
  14. 7
  15. 7
  16. 5
  17. The lazy cow chews and chews
  18. key – bee
  19. 2
  20. bright
  21. tree – knee
  22. Kites dance in the sky
  23. The puddles shine like mirrors
  24. 7
  25. Waves carry shells to the shore
  26. 5
  27. 4
  28. king – swing
  29. blouse
  30. 4
  31. log – dog
  32. clay
  33. frog – jog
  34. house
  35. 3
  36. wish – fish
  37. sky – my
  38. A cat on the wall
  39. 5
  40. day – play

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