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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 650 · 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 “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) dog (b) smell (c) fun
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “clay”? (a) red (b) stay (c) bake
  4. 4.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) Morning bells ring out (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – one (b) sun – one (c) sun – day
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – cold (b) pie – cold (c) fold – clay
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – wing (b) king – cake (c) dog – wing
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – house (b) mouse – bell (c) mouse – house
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – wish (b) fish – night (c) car – wish
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – fish (b) night – mouse (c) blouse – mouse
  16. 16.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) Bees hum near the pond (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) spoon (b) bun (c) hat
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) clay (b) light (c) bat
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “goat”? (a) note (b) head (c) ring
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – stay (b) play – stay (c) play – mouse
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – bed (b) old – bed (c) bread – rat
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) cat (b) sing (c) spoon
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) white (b) hat (c) fun
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) tree (b) noon (c) day
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – swing (b) ring – blouse (c) well – swing
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – kite (b) bright – kite (c) bright – bell
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) car (b) bell (c) rat
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) tree (b) guitar (c) bake
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Green parrots chatter all day

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. dog
  3. stay
  4. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  5. sun – one
  6. 3
  7. 1
  8. fold – cold
  9. 2
  10. 5
  11. king – wing
  12. mouse – house
  13. fish – wish
  14. 2
  15. blouse – mouse
  16. Bees hum near the pond
  17. spoon
  18. bat
  19. 3
  20. Clouds drift past the hill
  21. 5
  22. note
  23. play – stay
  24. bread – bed
  25. 5
  26. 3
  27. 5
  28. cat
  29. white
  30. day
  31. ring – swing
  32. 7
  33. 5
  34. bright – kite
  35. 1
  36. 3
  37. 7
  38. bell
  39. bake
  40. Monsoon clouds roll in

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