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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 550 · 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 “star”? (a) far (b) shell (c) one
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) wish (b) took (c) noon
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – ring (b) swing – night (c) bread – ring
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) spoon (b) chain (c) sky
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) old (b) sky (c) key
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) old (b) sun (c) shed
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) key (b) balloon (c) ring
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – frog (b) bold – mouse (c) house – mouse
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) gold (b) star (c) ring
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) balloon (b) bread (c) pie
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) swing (b) moon (c) frog
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) note (b) run (c) stay
  35. 35.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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – sing (b) bake – tell (c) well – tell
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – spoon (b) gold – old (c) high – old
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) old (b) bright (c) wing
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) sun (b) head (c) spoon

Answer key

  1. far
  2. 2
  3. 5
  4. noon
  5. swing – ring
  6. 2
  7. chain
  8. sky
  9. shed
  10. ring
  11. house – mouse
  12. 5
  13. Mangoes in the sun
  14. 7
  15. 7
  16. ring
  17. 4
  18. 7
  19. 7
  20. 7
  21. 5
  22. Monsoon clouds roll in
  23. 2
  24. 3
  25. 3
  26. 5
  27. 2
  28. 7
  29. 5
  30. 5
  31. pie
  32. swing
  33. 4
  34. run
  35. Clouds drift past the hill
  36. well – tell
  37. gold – old
  38. 1
  39. old
  40. spoon

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