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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 489 · 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 “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – book (b) hook – tray (c) wing – book
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – took (b) dog – fog (c) tell – fog
  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) The dry leaves whisper (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – dog (b) cat – coat (c) goat – coat
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) bed (b) fish (c) bat
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – swing (b) tell – swing (c) ring – light
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) light (b) lake (c) shed
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) smell (b) book (c) sea
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  16. 16.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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – cook (b) swish – cook (c) book – fold
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  21. 21.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) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Stars blink one by one
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) cat (b) white (c) log
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – bake (b) snake – balloon (c) my – bake
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – pie (b) light – night (c) one – night
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – guitar (b) lake – guitar (c) star – bat
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Kites dance in the sky
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) A cat on the wall
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – hook (b) look – hook (c) look – play
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) snake (b) bed (c) stay
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) sing (b) bee (c) coat
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) night (b) tree (c) moon
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – fish (b) run – float (c) boat – float
  38. 38.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) The old banyan tree (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 5
  3. hook – book
  4. 7
  5. dog – fog
  6. The dry leaves whisper
  7. goat – coat
  8. 2
  9. fish
  10. 2
  11. 2
  12. ring – swing
  13. shed
  14. book
  15. 4
  16. Clouds drift past the hill
  17. 5
  18. 7
  19. book – cook
  20. 7
  21. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  22. 5
  23. cat
  24. 3
  25. snake – bake
  26. light – night
  27. 7
  28. star – guitar
  29. Kites dance in the sky
  30. 3
  31. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  32. 7
  33. look – hook
  34. bed
  35. bee
  36. moon
  37. boat – float
  38. The old banyan tree
  39. 5
  40. 7

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