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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 615 · 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 “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – mat (b) fish – mat (c) rat – look
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – frog (b) cake – frog (c) jog – chain
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) bat (b) dish (c) king
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “fold”? (a) house (b) hat (c) gold
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – night (b) knee – look (c) cook – look
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) house (b) star (c) noon
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) The moon, round and white
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Hot chai in a cup
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – sea (b) mouse – sea (c) bee – lake
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) snake (b) bed (c) spoon
  19. 19.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) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Kites dance in the sky
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) spoon (b) mouse (c) bread
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “log”? (a) fog (b) king (c) sun
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – hook (b) far – jar (c) bell – jar
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) lake (b) spoon (c) goat
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) my (b) note (c) chain
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) The temple bells ring softly
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) book (b) sea (c) tray
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – bell (b) hat – cat (c) took – cat
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – snake (b) balloon – king (c) sing – king
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) wing (b) shed (c) hat
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Rain taps on the roof
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – head (b) car – head (c) bread – bell
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – smell (b) well – tray (c) well – smell

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. rat – mat
  3. 3
  4. jog – frog
  5. king
  6. gold
  7. cook – look
  8. 4
  9. 5
  10. noon
  11. The moon, round and white
  12. 5
  13. Hot chai in a cup
  14. Diyas glow at night
  15. 7
  16. bee – sea
  17. Peacocks spread their tails
  18. bed
  19. Kites dance in the sky
  20. mouse
  21. 5
  22. fog
  23. far – jar
  24. spoon
  25. my
  26. 7
  27. 5
  28. Bees hum near the pond
  29. 5
  30. tray
  31. hat – cat
  32. sing – king
  33. wing
  34. 5
  35. Rain taps on the roof
  36. 7
  37. 2
  38. 2
  39. bread – head
  40. well – smell

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