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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 808 · 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 “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – kite (b) light – kite (c) light – key
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – my (b) rake – snake (c) wing – snake
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) blouse (b) cat (c) took
  7. 7.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) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – hook (b) night – light (c) star – light
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – star (b) car – spoon (c) brain – star
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – house (b) blouse – fly (c) swish – house
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) A cat on the wall (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – car (b) dish – car (c) far – wing
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  18. 18.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) frog (b) bright (c) bold
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  22. 22.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) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) The moon, round and white (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) red (b) mouse (c) dish
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) fish (b) tree (c) chain
  31. 31.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – red (b) kite – red (c) shed – car
  33. 33.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) Soft snow on the hills (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – log (b) bold – log (c) dog – wish
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) cook (b) clay (c) star
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – fold (b) old – lake (c) old – fold
  39. 39.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) Diyas glow at night (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) blouse (b) note (c) fog

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. light – kite
  3. 4
  4. 5
  5. rake – snake
  6. blouse
  7. Green parrots chatter all day
  8. night – light
  9. car – star
  10. blouse – house
  11. 2
  12. A cat on the wall
  13. 4
  14. 2
  15. far – car
  16. 4
  17. 5
  18. The moon, round and white
  19. bright
  20. Bees hum near the pond
  21. 5
  22. Monsoon clouds roll in
  23. The baby laughs at the moon
  24. 5
  25. The kite string tugs at my hand
  26. 7
  27. dish
  28. 7
  29. 7
  30. chain
  31. Waves kiss the warm sand
  32. shed – red
  33. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  34. dog – log
  35. cook
  36. 7
  37. Peacocks spread their tails
  38. old – fold
  39. Diyas glow at night
  40. note

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