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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 918 · 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:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) wing (b) took (c) shed
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – swish (b) knee – sea (c) bread – sea
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) high – tell (b) bell – sing (c) bell – tell
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) kite (b) one (c) bed
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (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) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – bell (b) tell – swing (c) tell – bell
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  17. 17.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) Morning bells ring out (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) moon (b) jog (c) coat
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) house (b) bat (c) hook
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Hot chai in a cup
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – car (b) jar – balloon (c) swish – car
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) bright (b) noon (c) look
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – hook (b) cake – hook (c) took – blouse
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – one (b) run – mouse (c) run – one
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – kite (b) night – float (c) night – kite
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) cat (b) train (c) fog
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – bun (b) sun – clay (c) sun – bun
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. wing
  3. 5
  4. 7
  5. knee – sea
  6. bell – tell
  7. The baby laughs at the moon
  8. 7
  9. bed
  10. 3
  11. 3
  12. Paper boats sail down the drain
  13. 7
  14. Soft snow on the hills
  15. tell – bell
  16. 7
  17. Morning bells ring out
  18. 1
  19. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  20. moon
  21. 7
  22. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  23. 4
  24. house
  25. 4
  26. Green parrots chatter all day
  27. 1
  28. jar – car
  29. 3
  30. look
  31. 5
  32. took – hook
  33. run – one
  34. night – kite
  35. train
  36. sun – bun
  37. 5
  38. 5
  39. Kites dance in the sky
  40. 4

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