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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 612 · 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 “chapati”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  4. 4.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) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Rain taps on the roof
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – spoon (b) noon – bold (c) dish – spoon
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) float (b) stay (c) look
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – boat (b) white – kite (c) rake – kite
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) moon (b) look (c) cat
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – spoon (b) soon – spoon (c) soon – swish
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Bees hum near the pond
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) book (b) well (c) swing
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – soon (b) balloon – frog (c) balloon – soon
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) goat (b) run (c) bee
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – king (b) swing – fun (c) cat – king
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) cake (b) soon (c) bun
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – log (b) fog – run (c) bee – log
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) play (b) shed (c) car
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) plain (b) gold (c) guitar
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) cake (b) book (c) cat
  24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Stars blink one by one (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  26. 26.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) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – chain (b) spoon – cold (c) old – cold
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) A cat on the wall (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) stay – tray (b) stay – bed (c) jog – tray
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) look (b) jar (c) light
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – rain (b) sun – rain (c) train – bold
  32. 32.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) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Soft snow on the hills
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) fish (b) play (c) wing
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – high (b) star – far (c) white – far
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – night (b) kite – tree (c) kite – night
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 2
  3. 5
  4. Rain taps on the roof
  5. noon – spoon
  6. look
  7. white – kite
  8. moon
  9. 7
  10. soon – spoon
  11. 5
  12. 2
  13. Green parrots chatter all day
  14. well
  15. balloon – soon
  16. bee
  17. swing – king
  18. cake
  19. 2
  20. fog – log
  21. car
  22. guitar
  23. cake
  24. Stars blink one by one
  25. 4
  26. Kites dance in the sky
  27. old – cold
  28. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  29. stay – tray
  30. look
  31. train – rain
  32. Soft snow on the hills
  33. play
  34. 7
  35. 5
  36. 2
  37. star – far
  38. 1
  39. kite – night
  40. 7

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