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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 515 · 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.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) smell (b) sun (c) night
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “goat”? (a) chain (b) float (c) wing
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – bright (b) kite – spoon (c) lake – bright
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) tell (b) lake (c) dish
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – wish (b) bread – jar (c) guitar – jar
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – king (b) high – king (c) wing – took
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – goat (b) bat – mouse (c) house – mouse
  14. 14.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 green parrot sings (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) night (b) bold (c) rake
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) shed (b) dish (c) bat
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) white (b) tell (c) old
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) float (b) swish (c) rat
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – star (b) jar – star (c) jar – rain
  22. 22.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) Diyas glow at night (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – rake (b) snake – fly (c) white – rake
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) dog (b) bell (c) tree
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – fog (b) star – fog (c) frog – sun
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – boat (b) coat – boat (c) coat – knee
  28. 28.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Hot chai in a cup
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) dog (b) fly (c) red
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) coat (b) pie (c) rake
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (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) The baby laughs at the moon (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Bees hum near the pond
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – smell (b) bell – smell (c) bell – swish
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) A cat on the wall

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 5
  3. night
  4. float
  5. 7
  6. kite – bright
  7. tell
  8. guitar – jar
  9. wing – king
  10. The kite string tugs at my hand
  11. 2
  12. 4
  13. house – mouse
  14. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  15. night
  16. 7
  17. dish
  18. 5
  19. tell
  20. swish
  21. jar – star
  22. Diyas glow at night
  23. snake – rake
  24. 7
  25. bell
  26. frog – fog
  27. coat – boat
  28. Children splash in muddy lanes
  29. dog
  30. rake
  31. 4
  32. 3
  33. 7
  34. Bees hum near the pond
  35. 3
  36. 2
  37. bell – smell
  38. 5
  39. 3
  40. The lazy cow chews and chews

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