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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 482 · 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 “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – far (b) log – far (c) car – brain
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) kite (b) fog (c) brain
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) chain (b) tree (c) shell
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – bell (b) sing – cake (c) lake – cake
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) A cat on the wall (c) Rain taps on the roof
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) jar (b) play (c) tell
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) soon (b) lake (c) bright
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) run (b) tray (c) swing
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – day (b) sing – ring (c) cat – ring
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – star (b) cat – star (c) far – snake
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – white (b) fish – white (c) night – house
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – fly (b) white – shell (c) well – shell
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  36. 36.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) The old banyan tree (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) gold (b) pie (c) hat
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – night (b) bun – one (c) balloon – one
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – far (b) house – blouse (c) goat – blouse
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) jar (b) bat (c) bell

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. car – far
  3. 7
  4. 3
  5. kite
  6. 5
  7. Soft snow on the hills
  8. 1
  9. shell
  10. 4
  11. lake – cake
  12. 7
  13. Paper boats sail down the drain
  14. tell
  15. 3
  16. 1
  17. 7
  18. 5
  19. lake
  20. tray
  21. 2
  22. 3
  23. sing – ring
  24. 4
  25. 7
  26. Waves kiss the warm sand
  27. far – star
  28. night – white
  29. 2
  30. 5
  31. well – shell
  32. 3
  33. 7
  34. Clouds drift past the hill
  35. 3
  36. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  37. hat
  38. bun – one
  39. house – blouse
  40. bat

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