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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 935 · 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 “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) king (b) shell (c) tree
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  4. 4.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Hot chai in a cup
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) key (b) king (c) house
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – day (b) tree – sea (c) bright – sea
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – log (b) frog – bat (c) old – log
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) noon (b) my (c) dish
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – cake (b) rake – guitar (c) rake – cake
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – fold (b) old – fold (c) old – bell
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – well (b) hat – well (c) bell – bright
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – sing (b) play – rain (c) plain – rain
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) sky (b) bake (c) ring
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) ring (b) star (c) fold
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) guitar (b) balloon (c) cake
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – sky (b) coat – goat (c) bright – goat
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  25. 25.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) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Morning bells ring out
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) A cat on the wall
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – dish (b) tree – key (c) cat – key
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) shell (b) jar (c) wing
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – balloon (b) car – far (c) shed – far
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – mat (b) tray – clay (c) blouse – clay
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – smell (b) knee – smell (c) bell – log
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) snake (b) key (c) bed
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – mouse (b) one – brain (c) rain – brain
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. tree
  3. 2
  4. Hot chai in a cup
  5. house
  6. tree – sea
  7. Soft snow on the hills
  8. 5
  9. frog – log
  10. dish
  11. 4
  12. rake – cake
  13. old – fold
  14. The baby laughs at the moon
  15. bell – well
  16. plain – rain
  17. bake
  18. star
  19. 5
  20. 3
  21. 5
  22. cake
  23. coat – goat
  24. 7
  25. The wind plays with my long hair
  26. 4
  27. 5
  28. 7
  29. 3
  30. A cat on the wall
  31. tree – key
  32. jar
  33. car – far
  34. 7
  35. tray – clay
  36. bell – smell
  37. bed
  38. Morning bells ring out
  39. rain – brain
  40. 2

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