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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 680 · 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:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – red (b) balloon – red (c) head – blouse
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) look (b) my (c) ring
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) blouse (b) ring (c) jar
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – frog (b) white – frog (c) dog – house
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) fold (b) sun (c) mouse
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – rake (b) lake – dog (c) wish – rake
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – well (b) goat – coat (c) ring – coat
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) bat (b) white (c) plain
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) boat (b) train (c) sing
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – took (b) look – took (c) look – knee
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) The old banyan tree
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – soon (b) bee – float (c) boat – float
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Soft snow on the hills
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – moon (b) king – wing (c) bed – wing
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) cake (b) hat (c) log
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) spoon (b) log (c) bake
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) A frog on a leaf (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – dish (b) float – dish (c) swish – rain

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. 5
  3. 3
  4. 7
  5. head – red
  6. ring
  7. blouse
  8. 3
  9. 3
  10. dog – frog
  11. mouse
  12. lake – rake
  13. 7
  14. 3
  15. 3
  16. goat – coat
  17. 2
  18. 5
  19. 5
  20. white
  21. 1
  22. 5
  23. 1
  24. 4
  25. 1
  26. 7
  27. train
  28. look – took
  29. The old banyan tree
  30. 5
  31. 7
  32. 2
  33. boat – float
  34. Soft snow on the hills
  35. king – wing
  36. hat
  37. spoon
  38. Paper boats sail down the drain
  39. 3
  40. swish – dish

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