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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 751 · 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:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) The old banyan tree (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) my (b) tell (c) clay
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – log (b) moon – soon (c) night – soon
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – star (b) rain – star (c) car – one
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – bake (b) wish – bake (c) lake – smell
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) frog (b) chain (c) fish
  13. 13.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) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Little ants march on
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  17. 17.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Stars blink one by one
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) head (b) shell (c) dish
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  26. 26.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) Hot chai in a cup (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) brain (b) rake (c) play
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) stay – smell (b) well – bold (c) well – smell
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) rain (b) kite (c) frog
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – dog (b) my – car (c) far – car
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – high (b) pie – high (c) pie – sea
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – sea (b) key – sea (c) key – cake
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – note (b) goat – fish (c) goat – note
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) A cat on the wall
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) hook (b) stay (c) rain
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) cold (b) white (c) hat
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) shell (b) fog (c) bee

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. 3
  3. The baby laughs at the moon
  4. Clouds drift past the hill
  5. 5
  6. 3
  7. clay
  8. moon – soon
  9. car – star
  10. lake – bake
  11. 5
  12. chain
  13. Little ants march on
  14. 1
  15. 2
  16. 3
  17. Stars blink one by one
  18. 2
  19. 3
  20. 5
  21. 7
  22. 7
  23. 7
  24. dish
  25. 3
  26. Hot chai in a cup
  27. rake
  28. well – smell
  29. 7
  30. frog
  31. far – car
  32. 3
  33. pie – high
  34. key – sea
  35. goat – note
  36. A cat on the wall
  37. 4
  38. rain
  39. cold
  40. shell

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