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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 624 · 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 “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) A frog on a leaf (c) The old banyan tree
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – king (b) swing – king (c) swing – goat
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) rain (b) head (c) house
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) fog (b) soon (c) sky
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  10. 10.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) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – blouse (b) mouse – my (c) mouse – blouse
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – train (b) plain – bold (c) boat – train
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – shed (b) red – mat (c) red – shed
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) A cat on the wall (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – bake (b) knee – bake (c) cake – dog
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) mouse (b) fun (c) jar
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) blouse (b) bat (c) pie
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) mat (b) fun (c) fly
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – spoon (b) smell – mouse (c) house – mouse
  24. 24.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) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) The temple bells ring softly
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  27. 27.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) Hot chai in a cup (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  28. 28.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) Stars blink one by one
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – cook (b) wish – cook (c) book – smell
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – tree (b) bell – night (c) light – night
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) jog (b) my (c) bake
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) my – took (b) shell – fly (c) my – fly
  35. 35.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) log (b) hat (c) cold
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  38. 38.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) Peacocks spread their tails (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – moon (b) balloon – sun (c) balloon – moon
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  3. swing – king
  4. 5
  5. 1
  6. house
  7. sky
  8. 5
  9. 7
  10. Waves kiss the warm sand
  11. mouse – blouse
  12. plain – train
  13. 4
  14. red – shed
  15. The baby laughs at the moon
  16. cake – bake
  17. fun
  18. 2
  19. bat
  20. 5
  21. 3
  22. fun
  23. house – mouse
  24. Bees hum near the pond
  25. 3
  26. 7
  27. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  28. Stars blink one by one
  29. 5
  30. book – cook
  31. light – night
  32. 2
  33. bake
  34. my – fly
  35. Clouds drift past the hill
  36. log
  37. Soft snow on the hills
  38. Peacocks spread their tails
  39. balloon – moon
  40. 5

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