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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 762 · 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 “jalebi”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – sky (b) pie – key (c) pie – sky
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) light (b) wing (c) guitar
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) tell (b) swish (c) king
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) day (b) brain (c) bee
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) soon (b) book (c) white
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – brain (b) snake – rake (c) bread – rake
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) knee (b) bat (c) tray
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) A frog on a leaf (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – bun (b) snake – log (c) dog – log
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – note (b) lake – snake (c) mouse – snake
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Bees hum near the pond
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – house (b) fish – wish (c) key – wish
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) well (b) wish (c) star
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – fish (b) bold – fish (c) swish – night
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  34. 34.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) The dry leaves whisper (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) cold (b) ring (c) pie
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – high (b) pie – tree (c) plain – high
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – bee (b) smell – night (c) light – night
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – chain (b) play – clay (c) moon – clay

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. pie – sky
  3. 4
  4. 5
  5. 2
  6. guitar
  7. king
  8. 7
  9. day
  10. 3
  11. white
  12. snake – rake
  13. 5
  14. 2
  15. knee
  16. 7
  17. 5
  18. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  19. 3
  20. dog – log
  21. lake – snake
  22. Stars blink one by one
  23. Bees hum near the pond
  24. fish – wish
  25. 7
  26. 2
  27. well
  28. 7
  29. 5
  30. swish – fish
  31. 7
  32. 7
  33. 4
  34. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  35. ring
  36. 7
  37. pie – high
  38. 2
  39. light – night
  40. play – clay

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