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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 742 · 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 baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) goat (b) mat (c) look
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – soon (b) balloon – white (c) balloon – soon
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) my (b) cook (c) note
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) cat (b) one (c) night
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) house (b) high (c) fold
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) rat (b) guitar (c) sing
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – plain (b) train – moon (c) bright – plain
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – cold (b) rat – cold (c) fold – snake
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) head (b) ring (c) mouse
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – jar (b) far – cold (c) king – jar
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) coat (b) dish (c) fly
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – swish (b) play – tray (c) balloon – tray
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) note (b) fish (c) jar
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) pie (b) brain (c) look
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) knee (b) dog (c) fish
  32. 32.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) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Mangoes in the sun
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) frog (b) star (c) key
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) coat (b) book (c) cat
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) train (b) swish (c) moon

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. look
  3. 3
  4. Green parrots chatter all day
  5. balloon – soon
  6. cook
  7. 2
  8. 3
  9. one
  10. 5
  11. fold
  12. Children splash in muddy lanes
  13. rat
  14. train – plain
  15. fold – cold
  16. Monsoon clouds roll in
  17. 5
  18. mouse
  19. 7
  20. far – jar
  21. 7
  22. fly
  23. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  24. 5
  25. 3
  26. play – tray
  27. jar
  28. 7
  29. look
  30. Mangoes in the sun
  31. fish
  32. Rain taps on the roof
  33. 5
  34. 2
  35. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  36. The wind plays with my long hair
  37. key
  38. 3
  39. book
  40. swish

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