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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 793 · 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 green parrot sings”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) day (b) sky (c) fish
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  4. 4.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) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – night (b) light – night (c) light – run
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “goat”? (a) blouse (b) note (c) book
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – fold (b) sky – noon (c) spoon – noon
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – spoon (b) log – took (c) look – took
  14. 14.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) Soft snow on the hills
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) shed (b) jar (c) fun
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) moon (b) knee (c) house
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – head (b) jar – car (c) dog – car
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – tree (b) bat – tree (c) bee – took
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) well (b) white (c) cat
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  23. 23.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
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) sea (b) bed (c) moon
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  26. 26.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 lazy cow chews and chews (c) Little ants march on
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) fly (b) cake (c) star
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) bell (b) sun (c) sea
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) A green parrot sings
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – goat (b) far – lake (c) bake – lake
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – cook (b) train – brain (c) gold – brain

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. fish
  3. 5
  4. Monsoon clouds roll in
  5. light – night
  6. 2
  7. 5
  8. 5
  9. 1
  10. note
  11. Clouds drift past the hill
  12. spoon – noon
  13. look – took
  14. Soft snow on the hills
  15. shed
  16. knee
  17. jar – car
  18. bee – tree
  19. 7
  20. white
  21. 4
  22. 2
  23. Waves kiss the warm sand
  24. moon
  25. 7
  26. Little ants march on
  27. 2
  28. star
  29. sun
  30. 7
  31. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  32. The wind plays with my long hair
  33. 5
  34. 7
  35. 5
  36. 3
  37. 3
  38. 4
  39. bake – lake
  40. train – brain

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