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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 773 · 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:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) mouse (b) plain (c) cake
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) bed (b) hat (c) chain
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) play (b) brain (c) car
  7. 7.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) A frog on a leaf
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) shed (b) sing (c) cat
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  15. 15.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) Diyas glow at night (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) Hot chai in a cup
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) high (b) snake (c) tray
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) light (b) one (c) shed
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – bold (b) balloon – rake (c) lake – rake
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) old (b) tell (c) run
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – snake (b) tell – guitar (c) jar – guitar
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) shell (b) red (c) tray
  24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) one (b) white (c) play
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) far (b) tell (c) bread
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – rake (b) head – bed (c) look – bed
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – tree (b) key – tree (c) key – log
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – cold (b) old – swing (c) old – cold
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) bell (b) cat (c) cook
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – bake (b) lake – log (c) lake – bake
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) knee (b) bell (c) bold
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) run (b) soon (c) my

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. 3
  3. mouse
  4. 7
  5. chain
  6. brain
  7. A frog on a leaf
  8. shed
  9. 7
  10. 5
  11. 5
  12. 7
  13. 7
  14. 3
  15. Diyas glow at night
  16. The baby laughs at the moon
  17. snake
  18. one
  19. lake – rake
  20. tell
  21. jar – guitar
  22. 5
  23. red
  24. A green parrot sings
  25. one
  26. far
  27. 7
  28. The moon, round and white
  29. 4
  30. head – bed
  31. key – tree
  32. old – cold
  33. 7
  34. cook
  35. lake – bake
  36. bold
  37. 5
  38. 5
  39. 2
  40. soon

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