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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 763 · 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 “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – car (b) star – look (c) star – car
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) bed (b) dog (c) bake
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – car (b) guitar – run (c) guitar – car
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) old (b) car (c) moon
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  11. 11.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 moon, round and white (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) chain (b) swing (c) bat
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – float (b) hook – float (c) boat – dog
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) car (b) run (c) took
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) fish (b) red (c) bee
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  20. 20.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) A green parrot sings (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) took (b) fog (c) ring
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – rat (b) bat – smell (c) bat – rat
  26. 26.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) A cat on the wall (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) house (b) car (c) smell
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) high (b) blouse (c) spoon
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – sea (b) rake – sea (c) tree – blouse
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Soft snow on the hills
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) dish (b) cook (c) bed
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) Green parrots chatter all day

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. star – car
  3. 5
  4. 1
  5. bake
  6. guitar – car
  7. 5
  8. car
  9. 3
  10. 2
  11. The moon, round and white
  12. 2
  13. swing
  14. 3
  15. boat – float
  16. took
  17. 3
  18. red
  19. 7
  20. Green parrots chatter all day
  21. Peacocks spread their tails
  22. took
  23. Kites dance in the sky
  24. 5
  25. bat – rat
  26. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  27. Mangoes in the sun
  28. car
  29. 5
  30. 5
  31. spoon
  32. 3
  33. tree – sea
  34. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  35. 3
  36. 4
  37. 5
  38. bed
  39. 3
  40. Soft snow on the hills

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