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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 577 · 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:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) note (b) look (c) hat
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) rake (b) float (c) knee
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) rain (b) look (c) spoon
  8. 8.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) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) night (b) stay (c) bread
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – fly (b) book – cold (c) gold – cold
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Little ants march on
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) cat (b) cold (c) train
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) night (b) took (c) knee
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – head (b) lake – cake (c) sea – cake
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) stay (b) dish (c) fog
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) A frog on a leaf
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – bold (b) gold – fog (c) balloon – bold
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) rake (b) bed (c) cold
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – shed (b) balloon – moon (c) swish – moon
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) The dry leaves whisper
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) smell (b) gold (c) balloon
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) my (b) swing (c) knee
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) bat (b) cold (c) jog
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 7
  3. look
  4. 7
  5. 2
  6. knee
  7. spoon
  8. Monsoon clouds roll in
  9. bread
  10. Clouds drift past the hill
  11. 2
  12. gold – cold
  13. The kite string tugs at my hand
  14. 1
  15. 4
  16. train
  17. took
  18. 3
  19. Hot chai in a cup
  20. 3
  21. 5
  22. 5
  23. lake – cake
  24. dish
  25. A frog on a leaf
  26. gold – bold
  27. cold
  28. balloon – moon
  29. The dry leaves whisper
  30. smell
  31. 1
  32. 5
  33. my
  34. 3
  35. 1
  36. bat
  37. Peacocks spread their tails
  38. 3
  39. 3
  40. 3

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