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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 922 · 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 “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) rake (b) guitar (c) train
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – night (b) book – night (c) light – jog
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – my (b) dish – shell (c) smell – shell
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) my (b) dish (c) look
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  13. 13.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) Stars blink one by one (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – shell (b) fold – old (c) soon – old
  15. 15.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) Morning bells ring out (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) spoon (b) rat (c) boat
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – shed (b) bed – pie (c) bed – shed
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – train (b) far – star (c) log – star
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) lake (b) jar (c) fog
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) fly (b) clay (c) soon
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – light (b) cake – light (c) kite – fish
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – wish (b) fish – log (c) fish – wish
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) hat (b) well (c) my
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) Morning bells ring out (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) night (b) cake (c) wish
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) The moon, round and white (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) guitar (b) shed (c) lake
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – took (b) hook – took (c) hook – tree
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) well (b) lake (c) wish
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) A cat on the wall (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) A green parrot sings (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) house (b) run (c) wish
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – took (b) bright – balloon (c) spoon – balloon

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. train
  3. 7
  4. 1
  5. The old banyan tree
  6. light – night
  7. smell – shell
  8. 3
  9. 5
  10. my
  11. 7
  12. Mangoes in the sun
  13. The puddles shine like mirrors
  14. fold – old
  15. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  16. 7
  17. rat
  18. 3
  19. 3
  20. bed – shed
  21. far – star
  22. fog
  23. soon
  24. kite – light
  25. fish – wish
  26. well
  27. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  28. cake
  29. 5
  30. 2
  31. 4
  32. Waves carry shells to the shore
  33. guitar
  34. 7
  35. hook – took
  36. wish
  37. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  38. A green parrot sings
  39. run
  40. spoon – balloon

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