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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 556 · 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 “cold”? (a) old (b) bat (c) chain
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) bright (b) high (c) king
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  7. 7.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) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) The moon, round and white
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – car (b) star – car (c) star – tree
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) tree (b) dish (c) sing
  10. 10.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) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Rain taps on the roof
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – cake (b) brain – chain (c) dish – chain
  14. 14.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) Peacocks spread their tails (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – coat (b) note – cake (c) log – coat
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) bake (b) car (c) sun
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) sky (b) fish (c) cook
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) The old banyan tree (c) Little ants march on
  22. 22.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) The moon, round and white (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – bee (b) hat – bee (c) sea – boat
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  25. 25.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) The moon, round and white (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) blouse (b) hook (c) log
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – bat (b) mat – bright (c) mat – bat
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – pie (b) gold – look (c) hook – look
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) coat (b) white (c) bake
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) tray (b) coat (c) smell
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) key (b) hook (c) sky
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  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 “apple”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. old
  2. bright
  3. 2
  4. 7
  5. 1
  6. 5
  7. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  8. star – car
  9. dish
  10. Rain taps on the roof
  11. 5
  12. Soft snow on the hills
  13. brain – chain
  14. The kite string tugs at my hand
  15. 3
  16. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  17. 3
  18. note – coat
  19. car
  20. cook
  21. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  22. Green parrots chatter all day
  23. sea – bee
  24. 5
  25. The moon, round and white
  26. hook
  27. mat – bat
  28. 7
  29. hook – look
  30. 2
  31. white
  32. 3
  33. 2
  34. smell
  35. hook
  36. 3
  37. 3
  38. 5
  39. 5
  40. 2

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