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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 481 · 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 “dragonfly”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – snake (b) rake – float (c) rake – snake
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) chain (b) bun (c) note
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) fish (b) guitar (c) wing
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) sea (b) moon (c) bright
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – sun (b) one – sing (c) one – sun
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) house (b) look (c) day
  13. 13.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) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Stars blink one by one
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – stay (b) shell – red (c) bed – red
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – bat (b) coat – bat (c) hat – train
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – tray (b) day – tray (c) day – fly
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) cold (b) rat (c) ring
  22. 22.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 frog on a leaf (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – well (b) fold – well (c) tell – dog
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – jog (b) fog – bold (c) fog – jog
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) look (b) sun (c) rat
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) The moon, round and white (c) A frog on a leaf
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) Morning bells ring out (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) The moon, round and white (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) far (b) cold (c) one
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – mouse (b) cat – mat (c) rain – mat
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – sea (b) tree – lake (c) my – sea

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. rake – snake
  3. 3
  4. bun
  5. 5
  6. 7
  7. 7
  8. 2
  9. wing
  10. sea
  11. one – sun
  12. house
  13. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  14. bed – red
  15. 2
  16. 3
  17. hat – bat
  18. day – tray
  19. Monsoon clouds roll in
  20. 7
  21. cold
  22. A frog on a leaf
  23. tell – well
  24. 5
  25. Hot chai in a cup
  26. 3
  27. 5
  28. fog – jog
  29. 5
  30. rat
  31. 7
  32. Waves carry shells to the shore
  33. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  34. 3
  35. Hot pakoras on a plate
  36. one
  37. 5
  38. cat – mat
  39. 5
  40. tree – sea

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