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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 753 · 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 lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Rain taps on the roof
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – bat (b) house – mouse (c) bell – mouse
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – cake (b) fog – one (c) bun – one
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – far (b) star – bun (c) star – far
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) float (b) stay (c) cook
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – bun (b) well – lake (c) snake – lake
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) The old banyan tree (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – fly (b) house – book (c) hook – book
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) my (b) goat (c) bell
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) look (b) spoon (c) ring
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – old (b) bread – old (c) fold – wish
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Kites dance in the sky
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – night (b) car – ring (c) sing – ring
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  23. 23.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) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Mangoes in the sun
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) run (b) bed (c) rat
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) rake (b) look (c) old
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – star (b) jar – head (c) fly – star
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – white (b) light – plain (c) pie – white
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) sun (b) cold (c) snake
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) fun (b) chain (c) my
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – smell (b) cook – tree (c) sea – tree

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. Rain taps on the roof
  3. house – mouse
  4. bun – one
  5. Morning bells ring out
  6. star – far
  7. 4
  8. stay
  9. 2
  10. Kites dance in the sky
  11. snake – lake
  12. 1
  13. 7
  14. The old banyan tree
  15. hook – book
  16. bell
  17. look
  18. fold – old
  19. 3
  20. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  21. sing – ring
  22. Waves kiss the warm sand
  23. Mangoes in the sun
  24. 1
  25. 4
  26. 2
  27. 3
  28. rat
  29. 1
  30. 7
  31. 3
  32. rake
  33. 3
  34. jar – star
  35. light – white
  36. 5
  37. snake
  38. my
  39. 3
  40. sea – tree

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