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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 911 · 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 “tortoise”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) A green parrot sings
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – mat (b) rat – mat (c) rat – king
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) high (b) white (c) spoon
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – rain (b) plain – dish (c) plain – rain
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – wing (b) swing – wing (c) swing – white
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  18. 18.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) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Little ants march on
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) tray (b) cook (c) house
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – dish (b) hat – bat (c) took – bat
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – stay (b) light – kite (c) cake – kite
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “fun”? (a) fog (b) mat (c) run
  26. 26.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) The temple bells ring softly (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – fog (b) jog – fog (c) jog – light
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) sun (b) bread (c) balloon
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) moon (b) train (c) mouse
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – cat (b) mat – cat (c) mat – book
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) bold (b) house (c) balloon
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) log (b) kite (c) lake
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) day (b) dish (c) bake
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  3. 2
  4. rat – mat
  5. 1
  6. 5
  7. high
  8. plain – rain
  9. swing – wing
  10. 3
  11. Kites dance in the sky
  12. 7
  13. 7
  14. Soft snow on the hills
  15. 7
  16. 3
  17. 5
  18. Paper boats sail down the drain
  19. cook
  20. 3
  21. hat – bat
  22. Little ants march on
  23. light – kite
  24. 3
  25. run
  26. Waves kiss the warm sand
  27. jog – fog
  28. 7
  29. 4
  30. bread
  31. train
  32. 5
  33. mat – cat
  34. 7
  35. balloon
  36. 7
  37. 5
  38. log
  39. day
  40. 5

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