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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 524 · 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 “rat”? (a) tray (b) hat (c) white
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – fog (b) white – book (c) took – book
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – mat (b) soon – mat (c) cat – chain
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – smell (b) coat – mouse (c) house – mouse
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) The moon, round and white (c) Kites dance in the sky
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) A cat on the wall (c) A green parrot sings
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – rake (b) snake – white (c) fun – rake
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – goat (b) coat – goat (c) coat – frog
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) The moon, round and white
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) noon (b) night (c) look
  19. 19.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Kites dance in the sky
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) my (b) fog (c) tray
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) A cat on the wall
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) sky (b) wish (c) stay
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) play (b) sing (c) jog
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) key (b) mouse (c) night
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) boat (b) sky (c) took
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) guitar (b) run (c) swing
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) house (b) soon (c) shell
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – swing (b) ring – white (c) dog – swing
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) high (b) star (c) bat
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – fold (b) gold – fold (c) gold – pie
  38. 38.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Bees hum near the pond
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. hat
  2. 4
  3. 7
  4. Stars blink one by one
  5. took – book
  6. 4
  7. 4
  8. 5
  9. cat – mat
  10. 5
  11. house – mouse
  12. Waves carry shells to the shore
  13. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  14. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  15. snake – rake
  16. coat – goat
  17. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  18. look
  19. Kites dance in the sky
  20. 5
  21. fog
  22. The wind plays with my long hair
  23. sky
  24. play
  25. 5
  26. 7
  27. night
  28. took
  29. 7
  30. 2
  31. run
  32. shell
  33. ring – swing
  34. star
  35. 1
  36. 2
  37. gold – fold
  38. Bees hum near the pond
  39. 5
  40. 3

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