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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 674 · 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 “cucumber”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) tray (b) sun (c) head
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) key (b) ring (c) one
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – well (b) bell – bun (c) log – well
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – took (b) book – star (c) book – took
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – bread (b) head – swish (c) head – bread
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) bun (b) fold (c) train
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – knee (b) fun – blouse (c) mouse – blouse
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) star (b) bake (c) rain
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Little ants march on
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) A frog on a leaf (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) white (b) cook (c) bold
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – cold (b) wing – cold (c) gold – shed
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) star (b) head (c) gold
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) one (b) day (c) cake
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) cold (b) stay (c) tell
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) bright (b) plain (c) pie
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) sea (b) wish (c) white
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) light (b) red (c) mat
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  25. 25.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) Peacocks spread their tails (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – bread (b) bed – high (c) bee – bread
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) jar (b) sun (c) rake
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – sun (b) one – bee (c) one – sun
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Diyas glow at night (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – rake (b) bake – rake (c) bake – head
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – bell (b) well – bell (c) well – book
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) fun (b) cake (c) log
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – balloon (b) soon – balloon (c) soon – plain

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. head
  3. 3
  4. key
  5. bell – well
  6. book – took
  7. head – bread
  8. bun
  9. mouse – blouse
  10. star
  11. Little ants march on
  12. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  13. bold
  14. gold – cold
  15. head
  16. Clouds drift past the hill
  17. 2
  18. day
  19. tell
  20. pie
  21. sea
  22. 3
  23. light
  24. 5
  25. Peacocks spread their tails
  26. bed – bread
  27. 7
  28. 2
  29. 7
  30. The old banyan tree
  31. jar
  32. 7
  33. one – sun
  34. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  35. 7
  36. bake – rake
  37. 5
  38. well – bell
  39. cake
  40. soon – balloon

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