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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 907 · 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.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) The lazy cow chews and chews
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) rain (b) sun (c) wing
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) tray (b) rat (c) bell
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) look (b) sing (c) high
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – rain (b) smell – bell (c) bun – bell
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – cat (b) bee – far (c) guitar – far
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) jog (b) well (c) swing
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – train (b) swing – train (c) plain – fog
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – gold (b) old – sing (c) old – gold
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  18. 18.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) Green parrots chatter all day (c) A cat on the wall
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) swish (b) hat (c) star
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) smell (b) light (c) rake
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) gold (b) balloon (c) sun
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Diyas glow at night
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) Stars blink one by one (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – bee (b) cat – bee (c) knee – kite
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) A green parrot sings
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) far (b) spoon (c) cake
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – shell (b) fish – shell (c) smell – moon
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – far (b) blouse – dish (c) swish – dish
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Rain taps on the roof
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) car (b) noon (c) bed
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – train (b) soon – star (c) car – star
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. Peacocks spread their tails
  2. 7
  3. 3
  4. wing
  5. bell
  6. look
  7. smell – bell
  8. 2
  9. 5
  10. guitar – far
  11. swing
  12. 5
  13. 7
  14. 2
  15. plain – train
  16. old – gold
  17. 3
  18. A cat on the wall
  19. swish
  20. rake
  21. balloon
  22. 4
  23. Diyas glow at night
  24. 5
  25. 5
  26. 5
  27. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  28. 2
  29. knee – bee
  30. A green parrot sings
  31. 3
  32. 3
  33. 7
  34. spoon
  35. smell – shell
  36. swish – dish
  37. Rain taps on the roof
  38. noon
  39. car – star
  40. 2

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