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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 651 · 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 “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) lake (b) day (c) float
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – log (b) blouse – log (c) jog – light
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – jar (b) fold – jar (c) car – house
  5. 5.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) The baby laughs at the moon (c) The moon, round and white
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – high (b) sky – tree (c) moon – high
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – dog (b) frog – soon (c) boat – dog
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – jar (b) fun – jar (c) star – soon
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) frog (b) fun (c) book
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) mat (b) old (c) star
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) shell (b) swing (c) shed
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  16. 16.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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) sky (b) mouse (c) fun
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – dish (b) swish – knee (c) swish – dish
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – cake (b) rake – moon (c) rake – cake
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) clay (b) sing (c) knee
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) sing (b) rain (c) bee
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) pie (b) fog (c) plain
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) bee (b) mat (c) fold
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – spoon (b) clay – spoon (c) moon – bold
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – jog (b) lake – star (c) guitar – star
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – gold (b) rat – tree (c) key – tree
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) wing (b) mat (c) spoon
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  40. 40.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) The old banyan tree (c) The puddles shine like mirrors

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. float
  3. jog – log
  4. car – jar
  5. The baby laughs at the moon
  6. sky – high
  7. frog – dog
  8. Kites dance in the sky
  9. 5
  10. star – jar
  11. 7
  12. fun
  13. old
  14. shell
  15. 2
  16. Waves kiss the warm sand
  17. fun
  18. swish – dish
  19. 2
  20. 1
  21. 1
  22. A frog on a leaf
  23. rake – cake
  24. knee
  25. Morning bells ring out
  26. bee
  27. plain
  28. 5
  29. mat
  30. 5
  31. 3
  32. moon – spoon
  33. guitar – star
  34. 3
  35. 5
  36. key – tree
  37. wing
  38. 3
  39. 5
  40. The puddles shine like mirrors

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