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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 735 · 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:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – light (b) bright – my (c) king – light
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – house (b) mouse – knee (c) fish – house
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) book (b) jar (c) swish
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – moon (b) mouse – goat (c) boat – goat
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) tree (b) look (c) ring
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) day (b) blouse (c) spoon
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) light (b) chain (c) bold
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “log”? (a) one (b) jog (c) tree
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – book (b) tree – cat (c) hat – cat
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – ring (b) note – float (c) hat – float
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) bright (b) bun (c) head
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) cat (b) sky (c) star
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – lake (b) high – brain (c) chain – brain
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – bun (b) sun – bun (c) sun – swish
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) sea (b) fold (c) mouse
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – cake (b) lake – bun (c) king – cake
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – cook (b) took – train (c) fog – cook
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) bell (b) wish (c) swing
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – note (b) boat – note (c) boat – play
  33. 33.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) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Stars blink one by one
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) A green parrot sings
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. bright – light
  3. 3
  4. mouse – house
  5. 2
  6. jar
  7. 3
  8. boat – goat
  9. look
  10. 5
  11. spoon
  12. light
  13. 7
  14. jog
  15. hat – cat
  16. Rain taps on the roof
  17. note – float
  18. 4
  19. 1
  20. 7
  21. head
  22. cat
  23. chain – brain
  24. 5
  25. 3
  26. sun – bun
  27. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  28. fold
  29. lake – cake
  30. took – cook
  31. bell
  32. boat – note
  33. Stars blink one by one
  34. 7
  35. 3
  36. 2
  37. 3
  38. 2
  39. A green parrot sings
  40. 4

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