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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 555 · 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:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) A green parrot sings
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – plain (b) mat – fish (c) wish – fish
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – chain (b) sing – took (c) hook – took
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – snake (b) one – snake (c) bake – fog
  10. 10.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) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) A frog on a leaf
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Kites dance in the sky
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – knee (b) bee – knee (c) bee – rake
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – hat (b) rat – hat (c) rat – sky
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) dog (b) soon (c) white
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) coat (b) day (c) smell
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – clay (b) tray – clay (c) tray – goat
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) house (b) jog (c) run
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – log (b) frog – sky (c) bright – log
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) note (b) snake (c) tray
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) bat (b) bed (c) well
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) float (b) rain (c) house
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – gold (b) far – blouse (c) mouse – blouse
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. 7
  3. Waves carry shells to the shore
  4. wish – fish
  5. 2
  6. Peacocks spread their tails
  7. 5
  8. hook – took
  9. bake – snake
  10. Paper boats sail down the drain
  11. Kites dance in the sky
  12. bee – knee
  13. The temple bells ring softly
  14. 5
  15. rat – hat
  16. 3
  17. 1
  18. 5
  19. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  20. 3
  21. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  22. The wind plays with my long hair
  23. 5
  24. 3
  25. soon
  26. 4
  27. 7
  28. day
  29. tray – clay
  30. run
  31. frog – log
  32. 7
  33. tray
  34. 5
  35. well
  36. house
  37. 7
  38. mouse – blouse
  39. 3
  40. 4

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