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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 871 · 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 “dish”? (a) gold (b) clay (c) swish
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – old (b) cake – rake (c) cook – rake
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  5. 5.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) A green parrot sings (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – jog (b) train – rain (c) ring – rain
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) hat (b) fold (c) one
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) moon (b) took (c) float
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  10. 10.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) The old banyan tree
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – hook (b) took – kite (c) noon – hook
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – smell (b) tell – hat (c) tell – smell
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) blouse (b) took (c) head
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) cake (b) bright (c) stay
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – noon (b) moon – noon (c) moon – bed
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) dog (b) night (c) shell
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) cold (b) bake (c) balloon
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) king (b) fly (c) well
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  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 FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Mangoes in the sun
  26. 26.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) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – bat (b) rat – high (c) rat – bat
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) goat (b) jog (c) noon
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) The old banyan tree
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – bun (b) run – bun (c) run – tree
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) blouse (b) fog (c) rat
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) blouse (b) sing (c) bake
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. swish
  2. cake – rake
  3. 2
  4. 7
  5. A green parrot sings
  6. train – rain
  7. one
  8. took
  9. 3
  10. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  11. took – hook
  12. 7
  13. tell – smell
  14. 1
  15. took
  16. cake
  17. moon – noon
  18. night
  19. 3
  20. balloon
  21. king
  22. 3
  23. 2
  24. 5
  25. Mangoes in the sun
  26. Monsoon clouds roll in
  27. rat – bat
  28. noon
  29. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  30. run – bun
  31. 7
  32. 5
  33. rat
  34. 3
  35. 4
  36. 5
  37. 1
  38. 5
  39. sing
  40. 4

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