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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 692 · 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 “kite”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – head (b) bread – dog (c) blouse – head
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – knee (b) tree – night (c) tree – knee
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – light (b) night – bat (c) night – light
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) soon (b) look (c) mouse
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – balloon (b) soon – wing (c) white – balloon
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) A cat on the wall
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) car (b) wing (c) balloon
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – guitar (b) star – wish (c) star – guitar
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) blouse (b) hook (c) tree
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) A cat on the wall (c) Soft snow on the hills
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – cat (b) bat – jog (c) fun – cat
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – ring (b) log – dog (c) white – dog
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – cold (b) king – ring (c) tree – ring
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  20. 20.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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) A cat on the wall (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – shell (b) well – shell (c) well – hat
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  26. 26.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) Morning bells ring out (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – high (b) sun – cook (c) hook – cook
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – fold (b) old – fold (c) old – fly
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – bat (b) cat – bright (c) cold – bat
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – note (b) house – jar (c) guitar – jar
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) jog (b) tray (c) light
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – look (b) hook – cat (c) fly – look
  40. 40.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Soft snow on the hills

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. bread – head
  3. 5
  4. tree – knee
  5. night – light
  6. mouse
  7. Monsoon clouds roll in
  8. soon – balloon
  9. The wind plays with my long hair
  10. balloon
  11. 5
  12. 5
  13. star – guitar
  14. tree
  15. Children splash in muddy lanes
  16. bat – cat
  17. log – dog
  18. king – ring
  19. 7
  20. A green parrot sings
  21. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  22. well – shell
  23. 3
  24. 3
  25. 5
  26. Morning bells ring out
  27. 5
  28. 7
  29. hook – cook
  30. 3
  31. 5
  32. 5
  33. old – fold
  34. cat – bat
  35. guitar – jar
  36. light
  37. 5
  38. 2
  39. hook – look
  40. Soft snow on the hills

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