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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 618 · 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 “sun”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cold – gold (b) snake – gold (c) cold – bright
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) soon (b) sing (c) bread
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – fold (b) cold – fold (c) cold – cook
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) shell (b) fold (c) rake
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – train (b) bee – knee (c) day – knee
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) bake (b) blouse (c) day
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) balloon (b) pie (c) ring
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – smell (b) shell – fish (c) shell – smell
  17. 17.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) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) A frog on a leaf
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – high (b) old – bee (c) key – bee
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – old (b) boat – old (c) fold – pie
  20. 20.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) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – house (b) blouse – sea (c) rat – house
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  25. 25.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) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) The temple bells ring softly
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) bat (b) moon (c) stay
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) white (b) rain (c) bat
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) fish (b) rake (c) sea
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) The dry leaves whisper
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – bun (b) run – swish (c) run – bun
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) bell (b) head (c) sky
  34. 34.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) The temple bells ring softly
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) one (b) bake (c) bell
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – sea (b) sun – sea (c) tree – car
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) stay – clay (b) bold – clay (c) stay – plain
  39. 39.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Rain taps on the roof
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – jar (b) look – book (c) play – book

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 3
  3. cold – gold
  4. bread
  5. cold – fold
  6. rake
  7. bee – knee
  8. day
  9. Little ants march on
  10. The baby laughs at the moon
  11. 7
  12. Peacocks spread their tails
  13. 5
  14. ring
  15. 5
  16. shell – smell
  17. A frog on a leaf
  18. key – bee
  19. fold – old
  20. Monsoon clouds roll in
  21. 5
  22. blouse – house
  23. 2
  24. 5
  25. Clouds drift past the hill
  26. bat
  27. The temple bells ring softly
  28. 7
  29. white
  30. sea
  31. Waves carry shells to the shore
  32. run – bun
  33. sky
  34. Hot chai in a cup
  35. 1
  36. bell
  37. tree – sea
  38. stay – clay
  39. Rain taps on the roof
  40. look – book

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