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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 820 · 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:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) A green parrot sings (c) Little ants march on
  3. 3.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) Kites dance in the sky (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  4. 4.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) A cat on the wall
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) clay – day (b) clay – dish (c) mouse – day
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – hat (b) dish – hat (c) bat – key
  10. 10.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 kite string tugs at my hand (c) Diyas glow at night
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “fold”? (a) white (b) bold (c) mouse
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – tree (b) stay – tree (c) knee – swish
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – old (b) swing – ring (c) bread – ring
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) clay (b) spoon (c) knee
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – bread (b) bed – bread (c) bed – cake
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – far (b) frog – sun (c) run – sun
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) red (b) tray (c) fish
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – light (b) white – soon (c) pie – light
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – sea (b) key – sea (c) key – gold
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  29. 29.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) Hot chai in a cup (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) bun (b) log (c) knee
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) pie (b) fish (c) one
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) bold (b) bed (c) swish
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) sing (b) one (c) fish
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) took (b) rat (c) light
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) tree (b) day (c) fun

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  3. Kites dance in the sky
  4. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  5. clay – day
  6. 7
  7. Morning bells ring out
  8. 7
  9. bat – hat
  10. The kite string tugs at my hand
  11. bold
  12. knee – tree
  13. swing – ring
  14. knee
  15. 2
  16. 2
  17. 5
  18. bed – bread
  19. run – sun
  20. 4
  21. 5
  22. red
  23. 3
  24. white – light
  25. 3
  26. 7
  27. key – sea
  28. Rain taps on the roof
  29. Hot chai in a cup
  30. 7
  31. 3
  32. log
  33. 7
  34. 5
  35. one
  36. bold
  37. fish
  38. 3
  39. rat
  40. tree

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