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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 485 · 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 “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – gold (b) old – plain (c) swing – gold
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – pie (b) high – pie (c) high – run
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – mat (b) cat – sing (c) star – mat
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – rake (b) train – rake (c) bake – wish
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – tray (b) high – red (c) shed – red
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) dog (b) tell (c) bee
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Bees hum near the pond
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – coat (b) hat – book (c) took – book
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) The old banyan tree (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Diyas glow at night (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) balloon (b) king (c) red
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) high – bake (b) high – my (c) bright – my
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – sing (b) wing – red (c) wing – sing
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Stars blink one by one
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) sky (b) float (c) cook
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – wish (b) jar – wish (c) fish – kite
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – car (b) swing – spoon (c) moon – spoon
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) pie (b) swing (c) plain
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – fold (b) gold – rain (c) gold – fold
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – well (b) tell – fish (c) tell – well
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – my (b) fly – my (c) fly – night
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) run (b) cat (c) lake
  39. 39.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) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Stars blink one by one
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. old – gold
  3. high – pie
  4. 7
  5. cat – mat
  6. Hot chai in a cup
  7. bake – rake
  8. 3
  9. shed – red
  10. 5
  11. 4
  12. 5
  13. Children splash in muddy lanes
  14. 5
  15. 7
  16. bee
  17. 1
  18. Green parrots chatter all day
  19. took – book
  20. 3
  21. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  22. Diyas glow at night
  23. red
  24. high – my
  25. 5
  26. 7
  27. wing – sing
  28. Stars blink one by one
  29. sky
  30. fish – wish
  31. 2
  32. moon – spoon
  33. plain
  34. 7
  35. gold – fold
  36. tell – well
  37. fly – my
  38. run
  39. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  40. 3

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