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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 495 · 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.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – float (b) coat – float (c) coat – cat
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – king (b) swing – look (c) bat – king
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) mat (b) frog (c) shell
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  11. 11.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) Little ants march on (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) red (b) pie (c) mat
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) lake (b) dog (c) book
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) ring (b) wish (c) train
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) note (b) bell (c) key
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) A cat on the wall
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) sky (b) cat (c) coat
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) snake (b) rat (c) coat
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) chain (b) rake (c) bed
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – rain (b) plain – rain (c) plain – balloon
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) spoon (b) guitar (c) fly
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – bed (b) shell – mouse (c) house – mouse
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – rake (b) bake – guitar (c) tell – rake
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – my (b) smell – dog (c) fog – dog
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) A green parrot sings
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) rake (b) red (c) fish

Answer key

  1. coat – float
  2. 3
  3. 7
  4. 2
  5. swing – king
  6. A frog on a leaf
  7. Rain taps on the roof
  8. mat
  9. 3
  10. 3
  11. Little ants march on
  12. 5
  13. 4
  14. mat
  15. 5
  16. lake
  17. 2
  18. 3
  19. 3
  20. ring
  21. key
  22. Green parrots chatter all day
  23. coat
  24. rat
  25. 2
  26. 3
  27. bed
  28. 5
  29. plain – rain
  30. 3
  31. 3
  32. guitar
  33. 7
  34. house – mouse
  35. 7
  36. bake – rake
  37. fog – dog
  38. 5
  39. A green parrot sings
  40. rake

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