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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 527 · 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) soon – bold (b) sky – spoon (c) soon – spoon
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Mangoes in the sun
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) stay (b) bat (c) bee
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) play (b) book (c) dish
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) Little ants march on (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) bake (b) log (c) boat
  10. 10.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) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) The dry leaves whisper
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) house (b) shed (c) tray
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) took (b) sun (c) red
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – bake (b) coat – goat (c) sea – goat
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) rain (b) soon (c) bat
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) tell (b) kite (c) look
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – float (b) coat – fog (c) coat – float
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) clay – cat (b) bat – lake (c) bat – cat
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Rain taps on the roof
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) bat (b) brain (c) note
  25. 25.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) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) The moon, round and white
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – fun (b) king – key (c) bee – key
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) The old banyan tree (c) A frog on a leaf
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – sing (b) mouse – blouse (c) fish – blouse
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – bright (b) light – bright (c) light – lake
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) rat (b) light (c) cake
  35. 35.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) Bees hum near the pond (c) Diyas glow at night
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – balloon (b) soon – sky (c) soon – balloon
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. soon – spoon
  2. Mangoes in the sun
  3. bat
  4. 3
  5. dish
  6. 7
  7. Little ants march on
  8. Monsoon clouds roll in
  9. bake
  10. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  11. house
  12. 4
  13. red
  14. 3
  15. coat – goat
  16. soon
  17. 3
  18. look
  19. coat – float
  20. bat – cat
  21. 1
  22. Rain taps on the roof
  23. 7
  24. brain
  25. A green parrot sings
  26. The moon, round and white
  27. bee – key
  28. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  29. 3
  30. 1
  31. mouse – blouse
  32. light – bright
  33. 5
  34. cake
  35. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  36. soon – balloon
  37. 5
  38. 7
  39. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  40. 3

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