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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 664 · 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:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – bun (b) blouse – bun (c) fun – dish
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) my – sky (b) my – chain (c) gold – sky
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) rain (b) book (c) log
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) boat (b) look (c) white
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – sky (b) high – bright (c) high – sky
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – bat (b) chain – noon (c) soon – noon
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  15. 15.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) A frog on a leaf (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – chain (b) cat – dog (c) log – dog
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) car (b) play (c) note
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – frog (b) well – bell (c) cold – bell
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  27. 27.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  33. 33.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) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) The dry leaves whisper
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) pie (b) bread (c) mouse
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) A frog on a leaf
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – cold (b) spoon – cold (c) gold – rain
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – bread (b) bed – blouse (c) bed – bread
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. 5
  3. fun – bun
  4. 5
  5. 2
  6. my – sky
  7. 7
  8. book
  9. white
  10. The lazy cow chews and chews
  11. Bees hum near the pond
  12. high – sky
  13. soon – noon
  14. 3
  15. Green parrots chatter all day
  16. 3
  17. 3
  18. 5
  19. 5
  20. log – dog
  21. 7
  22. 5
  23. play
  24. well – bell
  25. 5
  26. 1
  27. The moon, round and white
  28. 5
  29. 3
  30. 2
  31. 7
  32. Clouds drift past the hill
  33. The dry leaves whisper
  34. pie
  35. Hot pakoras on a plate
  36. 7
  37. gold – cold
  38. bed – bread
  39. 4
  40. 5

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