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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 574 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) king (b) wish (c) light
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Mangoes in the sun
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) cold (b) head (c) kite
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – book (b) swish – book (c) hook – red
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) noon (b) sing (c) rain
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) guitar (b) brain (c) cat
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – wing (b) plain – chain (c) night – chain
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Rain taps on the roof
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – fun (b) old – night (c) white – night
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) fish (b) old (c) bun
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – moon (b) balloon – moon (c) balloon – house
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – pie (b) lake – sing (c) ring – sing
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) clay (b) noon (c) swish
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) cake (b) balloon (c) bat
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – house (b) mouse – moon (c) mouse – house
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) bread (b) clay (c) pie
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – ring (b) king – spoon (c) king – ring
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) snake (b) guitar (c) old
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – took (b) hook – took (c) hook – tell
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – day (b) stay – day (c) stay – swish
  31. 31.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 puddles shine like mirrors (c) A green parrot sings
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – chain (b) brain – key (c) brain – chain
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – lake (b) ring – lake (c) rake – sea
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) pie (b) day (c) frog
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – clay (b) play – clay (c) play – rake

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. light
  3. Little ants march on
  4. 3
  5. Mangoes in the sun
  6. 5
  7. The baby laughs at the moon
  8. 7
  9. head
  10. hook – book
  11. noon
  12. 7
  13. guitar
  14. 5
  15. plain – chain
  16. Rain taps on the roof
  17. white – night
  18. bun
  19. Bees hum near the pond
  20. balloon – moon
  21. ring – sing
  22. swish
  23. bat
  24. mouse – house
  25. clay
  26. 7
  27. king – ring
  28. snake
  29. hook – took
  30. stay – day
  31. The puddles shine like mirrors
  32. 3
  33. 1
  34. brain – chain
  35. 2
  36. rake – lake
  37. frog
  38. Kites dance in the sky
  39. 3
  40. play – clay

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