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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 934 · 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 “cat”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – bee (b) tray – day (c) fog – day
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) day (b) smell (c) dog
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) Little ants march on (c) Soft snow on the hills
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) cat (b) house (c) sing
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – balloon (b) fish – swish (c) bell – swish
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – mouse (b) house – bed (c) white – mouse
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) key (b) ring (c) fun
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cold – blouse (b) house – blouse (c) house – key
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) noon (b) swish (c) swing
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – night (b) kite – night (c) kite – coat
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  18. 18.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) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) A cat on the wall
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – king (b) red – bread (c) balloon – bread
  21. 21.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) A green parrot sings (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) bee (b) bake (c) star
  23. 23.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) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) The dry leaves whisper
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) my (b) noon (c) hat
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – fun (b) one – fly (c) one – fun
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) bright (b) fish (c) cake
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) night (b) dish (c) one
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – light (b) tell – shell (c) run – shell
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – mat (b) rat – red (c) rat – mat
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) fly (b) key (c) hat
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) bright (b) my (c) sea
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) knee (b) hat (c) pie
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) moon (b) smell (c) mouse
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Kites dance in the sky
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – soon (b) swish – soon (c) noon – hook
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – boat (b) float – bell (c) book – boat

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. tray – day
  3. dog
  4. A frog on a leaf
  5. 5
  6. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  7. sing
  8. 4
  9. 7
  10. fish – swish
  11. house – mouse
  12. ring
  13. house – blouse
  14. swing
  15. 5
  16. kite – night
  17. 2
  18. A cat on the wall
  19. 4
  20. red – bread
  21. A green parrot sings
  22. bake
  23. The dry leaves whisper
  24. my
  25. one – fun
  26. fish
  27. night
  28. tell – shell
  29. rat – mat
  30. key
  31. my
  32. knee
  33. 7
  34. mouse
  35. 3
  36. 2
  37. Kites dance in the sky
  38. noon – soon
  39. 3
  40. float – boat

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