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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 520 · 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 word rhymes with “jar”? (a) balloon (b) star (c) sing
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) A green parrot sings (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) tree (b) head (c) swing
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) moon (b) coat (c) swish
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – sea (b) knee – ring (c) frog – sea
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) play (b) bread (c) train
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) cake (b) bright (c) bed
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) A frog on a leaf
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  20. 20.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) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  21. 21.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 lazy cow chews and chews (c) Mangoes in the sun
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Little ants march on
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) rake (b) blouse (c) plain
  25. 25.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Morning bells ring out
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – float (b) fun – rat (c) cat – rat
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – swish (b) wish – fog (c) wish – swish
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) moon (b) mat (c) snake
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – night (b) light – sun (c) light – night
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) one (b) jar (c) white
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) rake (b) white (c) house
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) rake (b) moon (c) bee
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – light (b) white – pie (c) cold – light

Answer key

  1. star
  2. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  3. 5
  4. 3
  5. head
  6. coat
  7. 5
  8. 3
  9. 4
  10. 7
  11. 3
  12. knee – sea
  13. 5
  14. train
  15. 7
  16. 7
  17. bright
  18. Paper boats sail down the drain
  19. 5
  20. Clouds drift past the hill
  21. Mangoes in the sun
  22. Little ants march on
  23. 7
  24. rake
  25. Children splash in muddy lanes
  26. cat – rat
  27. wish – swish
  28. snake
  29. 3
  30. light – night
  31. 5
  32. 4
  33. 5
  34. Waves kiss the warm sand
  35. 3
  36. 5
  37. white
  38. house
  39. bee
  40. white – light

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