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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 617 · 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 “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) hat (b) bun (c) well
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) swing (b) bread (c) my
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) bed (b) night (c) dog
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – bold (b) cold – mouse (c) cold – bold
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – well (b) kite – well (c) smell – pie
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) dish (b) boat (c) sea
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) knee (b) note (c) sun
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – look (b) book – smell (c) train – look
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) bun (b) guitar (c) log
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – moon (b) soon – bun (c) cat – moon
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) A green parrot sings (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – ring (b) kite – rake (c) lake – rake
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  22. 22.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) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – swish (b) night – swish (c) fish – sea
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) A frog on a leaf (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Little ants march on
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – dog (b) sun – dog (c) jog – play
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) swish (b) tree (c) jog
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) Morning bells ring out (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – ring (b) king – ring (c) king – cake
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – car (b) took – goat (c) boat – goat
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – guitar (b) soon – gold (c) old – gold
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – tree (b) fish – old (c) gold – old

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. 3
  3. bun
  4. swing
  5. 3
  6. 1
  7. dog
  8. cold – bold
  9. smell – well
  10. sea
  11. sun
  12. 1
  13. 5
  14. book – look
  15. guitar
  16. soon – moon
  17. 2
  18. 3
  19. A green parrot sings
  20. lake – rake
  21. Bees hum near the pond
  22. Kites dance in the sky
  23. fish – swish
  24. 3
  25. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  26. The kite string tugs at my hand
  27. Little ants march on
  28. 2
  29. Waves kiss the warm sand
  30. jog – dog
  31. jog
  32. 3
  33. 5
  34. Morning bells ring out
  35. king – ring
  36. boat – goat
  37. 3
  38. old – gold
  39. 3
  40. gold – old

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