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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 819 · 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.Which word rhymes with “goat”? (a) shell (b) float (c) sky
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – hat (b) rat – head (c) rake – hat
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) spoon (b) key (c) swing
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) guitar (b) hat (c) fold
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) brain (b) day (c) shed
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) bread (b) knee (c) cake
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) run (b) light (c) red
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – bright (b) light – bright (c) light – rat
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) kite (b) day (c) bell
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – tree (b) blouse – house (c) high – house
  25. 25.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – my (b) pie – boat (c) jar – my
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) Morning bells ring out (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – snake (b) noon – snake (c) cake – brain
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) one (b) coat (c) fly
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – cake (b) stay – cake (c) lake – bat
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – tray (b) train – tray (c) day – cat
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) bee (b) pie (c) goat
  39. 39.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) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  40. 40.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Hot chai in a cup

Answer key

  1. float
  2. 2
  3. rat – hat
  4. spoon
  5. fold
  6. 2
  7. 5
  8. 1
  9. 5
  10. shed
  11. 2
  12. knee
  13. 4
  14. 3
  15. 7
  16. 3
  17. red
  18. 3
  19. 1
  20. light – bright
  21. 5
  22. kite
  23. 7
  24. blouse – house
  25. Stars blink one by one
  26. 7
  27. pie – my
  28. The kite string tugs at my hand
  29. The baby laughs at the moon
  30. 7
  31. cake – snake
  32. fly
  33. 3
  34. lake – cake
  35. 7
  36. 7
  37. day – tray
  38. goat
  39. A green parrot sings
  40. Hot chai in a cup

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