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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 633 · 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.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) bed (b) bat (c) plain
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) chain (b) fold (c) sea
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – brain (b) train – bee (c) train – brain
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  8. 8.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) Mangoes in the sun (c) The dry leaves whisper
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “fun”? (a) blouse (b) took (c) run
  11. 11.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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Mangoes in the sun
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – cold (b) bold – day (c) bee – cold
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) high (b) book (c) moon
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) clay – stay (b) clay – plain (c) my – stay
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  18. 18.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) Peacocks spread their tails (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – hat (b) cat – run (c) cat – hat
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – head (b) red – night (c) red – head
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – tell (b) night – tell (c) bell – hook
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) tray (b) tree (c) shell
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – wish (b) head – shed (c) snake – shed
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) play (b) shed (c) gold
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – bat (b) tell – bat (c) rat – bright
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – float (b) boat – float (c) boat – night
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) cake (b) shell (c) brain
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – balloon (b) noon – play (c) noon – balloon
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “log”? (a) train (b) frog (c) cake
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – boat (b) float – knee (c) took – boat
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) king (b) red (c) cat
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – fun (b) hat – shed (c) bread – shed

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. plain
  3. 7
  4. 2
  5. chain
  6. train – brain
  7. 1
  8. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  9. 4
  10. run
  11. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  12. 5
  13. bold – cold
  14. Hot chai in a cup
  15. moon
  16. clay – stay
  17. 3
  18. Peacocks spread their tails
  19. 3
  20. cat – hat
  21. 7
  22. 7
  23. red – head
  24. bell – tell
  25. shell
  26. 3
  27. head – shed
  28. shed
  29. rat – bat
  30. boat – float
  31. shell
  32. noon – balloon
  33. frog
  34. 3
  35. 4
  36. float – boat
  37. 2
  38. 7
  39. cat
  40. bread – shed

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