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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 655 · 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 “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – sun (b) bun – brain (c) bell – sun
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) bright (b) day (c) mouse
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  8. 8.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) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) bed (b) spoon (c) look
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) moon (b) blouse (c) took
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) A frog on a leaf (c) Rain taps on the roof
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) The old banyan tree
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) fun (b) key (c) fold
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Mangoes in the sun
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – rat (b) bat – head (c) bat – rat
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) book (b) fly (c) sea
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – jar (b) mat – balloon (c) spoon – balloon
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) stay – tray (b) stay – look (c) dog – tray
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – dish (b) swish – rake (c) swish – dish
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) rain (b) red (c) lake
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) sky (b) swing (c) rat
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – star (b) fish – star (c) guitar – mat
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Rain taps on the roof
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) A frog on a leaf
  30. 30.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) Soft snow on the hills (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) dish (b) ring (c) noon
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – frog (b) mouse – head (c) shed – head
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – frog (b) dog – bright (c) rake – frog
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – hook (b) jar – hook (c) took – tell
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) boat (b) ring (c) tray
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – bee (b) knee – tray (c) took – bee

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 5
  4. 5
  5. bun – sun
  6. day
  7. 7
  8. A green parrot sings
  9. spoon
  10. 7
  11. moon
  12. Green parrots chatter all day
  13. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  14. key
  15. Mangoes in the sun
  16. 3
  17. bat – rat
  18. fly
  19. 3
  20. Bees hum near the pond
  21. spoon – balloon
  22. stay – tray
  23. swish – dish
  24. lake
  25. sky
  26. guitar – star
  27. 3
  28. Rain taps on the roof
  29. A frog on a leaf
  30. The lazy cow chews and chews
  31. dish
  32. shed – head
  33. dog – frog
  34. took – hook
  35. tray
  36. 5
  37. The moon, round and white
  38. 1
  39. 3
  40. knee – bee

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