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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 494 · 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 “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Bees hum near the pond
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) sky (b) key (c) blouse
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) bread (b) wish (c) tree
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) rain (b) house (c) car
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) noon (b) clay (c) chain
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) A green parrot sings
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) pie (b) cat (c) cold
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) king (b) fold (c) house
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – log (b) dog – bed (c) balloon – log
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – far (b) car – note (c) pie – far
  23. 23.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) Children splash in muddy lanes
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – night (b) white – fly (c) white – night
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) key (b) king (c) sun
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) fly (b) mouse (c) fish
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) soon (b) well (c) tray
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – brain (b) cold – brain (c) rain – tree
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – goat (b) sky – goat (c) coat – moon
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) car (b) plain (c) bright
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – fog (b) cold – rain (c) train – rain
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – frog (b) shell – king (c) sing – king
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – bell (b) shell – bell (c) shell – mouse
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – blouse (b) kite – dog (c) jog – dog
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) Morning bells ring out (c) Paper boats sail down the drain

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. 5
  3. The puddles shine like mirrors
  4. blouse
  5. 5
  6. tree
  7. 2
  8. rain
  9. 3
  10. 2
  11. 1
  12. clay
  13. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  14. 7
  15. pie
  16. 5
  17. 4
  18. fold
  19. 5
  20. dog – log
  21. Clouds drift past the hill
  22. car – far
  23. The old banyan tree
  24. 3
  25. white – night
  26. 7
  27. king
  28. fly
  29. soon
  30. rain – brain
  31. coat – goat
  32. bright
  33. train – rain
  34. sing – king
  35. A green parrot sings
  36. 2
  37. shell – bell
  38. jog – dog
  39. 5
  40. Morning bells ring out

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