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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 639 · 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) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – head (b) hook – knee (c) bee – knee
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) The old banyan tree
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – look (b) fun – sun (c) high – sun
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  7. 7.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) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) stay – clay (b) stay – cake (c) red – clay
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – night (b) wing – ring (c) pie – ring
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) dish (b) took (c) day
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) plain (b) far (c) fly
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) fun (b) rat (c) book
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – sun (b) gold – old (c) cake – old
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) sky (b) bake (c) kite
  18. 18.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) Soft snow on the hills (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) house (b) bee (c) fly
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) spoon (b) swing (c) pie
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) coat (b) my (c) swish
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – log (b) star – log (c) frog – mouse
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) car (b) king (c) cat
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  27. 27.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) Kites dance in the sky (c) Little ants march on
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – book (b) took – shell (c) took – book
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – sky (b) note – sky (c) fly – bell
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) The old banyan tree
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) cat (b) knee (c) head
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) mat (b) key (c) mouse
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – swish (b) log – lake (c) cake – lake
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) head (b) bell (c) lake
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) fun (b) day (c) fold

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. bee – knee
  3. Waves carry shells to the shore
  4. 7
  5. fun – sun
  6. 1
  7. Waves kiss the warm sand
  8. stay – clay
  9. wing – ring
  10. 3
  11. day
  12. plain
  13. fun
  14. 2
  15. 5
  16. gold – old
  17. bake
  18. Soft snow on the hills
  19. fly
  20. spoon
  21. 2
  22. swish
  23. frog – log
  24. car
  25. 7
  26. A green parrot sings
  27. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  28. took – book
  29. fly – sky
  30. 3
  31. The lazy cow chews and chews
  32. 5
  33. The puddles shine like mirrors
  34. knee
  35. 4
  36. key
  37. 3
  38. cake – lake
  39. bell
  40. day

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