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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 607 · 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:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – log (b) float – goat (c) snake – goat
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – key (b) guitar – jar (c) bake – jar
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – noon (b) spoon – cold (c) spoon – noon
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) swing (b) mouse (c) tree
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – old (b) bread – old (c) fold – sun
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) moon (b) dish (c) jar
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) run (b) swing (c) tree
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) train (b) bake (c) sky
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) tree (b) rake (c) look
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) coat (b) gold (c) clay
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) boat (b) bed (c) fish
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) sun (b) hook (c) white
  23. 23.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) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Soft snow on the hills
  24. 24.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) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) The temple bells ring softly
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) old (b) soon (c) jar
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – bread (b) guitar – far (c) high – far
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) guitar (b) look (c) house
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) one (b) note (c) tell
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – kite (b) fog – kite (c) night – soon
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  39. 39.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) Hot chai in a cup (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  40. 40.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) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. float – goat
  3. guitar – jar
  4. spoon – noon
  5. 7
  6. tree
  7. fold – old
  8. 1
  9. moon
  10. run
  11. sky
  12. 2
  13. look
  14. 4
  15. clay
  16. The old banyan tree
  17. 7
  18. 7
  19. Hot pakoras on a plate
  20. bed
  21. 7
  22. white
  23. Soft snow on the hills
  24. Clouds drift past the hill
  25. 5
  26. 4
  27. 7
  28. The temple bells ring softly
  29. soon
  30. guitar – far
  31. guitar
  32. 5
  33. one
  34. 7
  35. 7
  36. night – kite
  37. 5
  38. 4
  39. Hot chai in a cup
  40. Kites dance in the sky

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