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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 628 · 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 “kite”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – bright (b) well – boat (c) float – boat
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) Diyas glow at night (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Rain taps on the roof
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – dish (b) fog – dog (c) plain – dog
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Mangoes in the sun
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – play (b) guitar – play (c) tray – my
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – train (b) kite – bee (c) sea – bee
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) one (b) brain (c) play
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – log (b) jog – log (c) jog – swish
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) sing (b) far (c) one
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – bold (b) cold – mat (c) cold – bold
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) hook (b) cold (c) cake
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) note (b) train (c) pie
  26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) Diyas glow at night (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – cold (b) bold – car (c) bold – cold
  31. 31.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) A green parrot sings (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – bright (b) kite – fold (c) house – bright
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – night (b) kite – one (c) swing – night
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) bread (b) frog (c) sea
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – dish (b) kite – white (c) guitar – white
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – cake (b) bell – cake (c) lake – house
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Waves carry shells to the shore

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. float – boat
  4. Green parrots chatter all day
  5. 7
  6. 3
  7. The baby laughs at the moon
  8. 3
  9. fog – dog
  10. 7
  11. The puddles shine like mirrors
  12. tray – play
  13. Soft snow on the hills
  14. 5
  15. sea – bee
  16. one
  17. 3
  18. jog – log
  19. one
  20. 3
  21. cold – bold
  22. Mangoes in the sun
  23. 5
  24. hook
  25. train
  26. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  27. 5
  28. 3
  29. 2
  30. bold – cold
  31. A green parrot sings
  32. 7
  33. kite – bright
  34. kite – night
  35. frog
  36. kite – white
  37. 7
  38. 2
  39. lake – cake
  40. Waves carry shells to the shore

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