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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 622 · 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 “jalebi”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – gold (b) old – lake (c) old – gold
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – cold (b) mat – cold (c) old – dish
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) bread (b) plain (c) far
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – far (b) jar – fly (c) jar – far
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) A frog on a leaf (c) Kites dance in the sky
  18. 18.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) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) The moon, round and white
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Bees hum near the pond
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – swish (b) hook – mouse (c) house – mouse
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) old (b) red (c) cook
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – train (b) brain – cook (c) brain – train
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) swish (b) tree (c) jar
  29. 29.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) Hot chai in a cup (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) A cat on the wall (c) A frog on a leaf
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – sky (b) night – kite (c) fold – kite
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – high (b) play – high (c) pie – one
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  36. 36.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) Little ants march on (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Mangoes in the sun
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) noon (b) blouse (c) day
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) fog (b) white (c) book

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 3
  3. 7
  4. The wind plays with my long hair
  5. old – gold
  6. 5
  7. 5
  8. 7
  9. old – cold
  10. 5
  11. 7
  12. 7
  13. 2
  14. bread
  15. 5
  16. jar – far
  17. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  18. The moon, round and white
  19. 5
  20. The temple bells ring softly
  21. 5
  22. 7
  23. 7
  24. house – mouse
  25. old
  26. brain – train
  27. 5
  28. tree
  29. Hot chai in a cup
  30. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  31. night – kite
  32. pie – high
  33. 4
  34. 3
  35. 3
  36. Little ants march on
  37. 5
  38. Mangoes in the sun
  39. blouse
  40. book

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