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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 937 · 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 “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – white (b) head – red (c) sea – red
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) clay (b) rake (c) house
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) hook (b) light (c) pie
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – hook (b) book – hook (c) book – fog
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – day (b) play – bake (c) sun – day
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – plain (b) train – plain (c) train – play
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – log (b) dog – log (c) dog – brain
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “fun”? (a) rat (b) sun (c) bee
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – high (b) took – hat (c) cat – hat
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  17. 17.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) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Rain taps on the roof
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) balloon (b) brain (c) blouse
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) Diyas glow at night (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) guitar (b) goat (c) lake
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) A frog on a leaf
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – fun (b) noon – fun (c) sun – smell
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) chain (b) cook (c) snake
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) A frog on a leaf (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  32. 32.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) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Stars blink one by one
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – mouse (b) rake – run (c) sun – run
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) mouse (b) night (c) tell
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – cold (b) fold – cold (c) fold – tell
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – jog (b) dog – jog (c) dog – hat
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) day (b) rake (c) chain
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – car (b) bake – car (c) star – note

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. head – red
  3. 1
  4. clay
  5. hook
  6. 1
  7. book – hook
  8. play – day
  9. 3
  10. 4
  11. train – plain
  12. dog – log
  13. 2
  14. sun
  15. cat – hat
  16. 2
  17. Clouds drift past the hill
  18. Rain taps on the roof
  19. 7
  20. Diyas glow at night
  21. brain
  22. The wind plays with my long hair
  23. 7
  24. goat
  25. 5
  26. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  27. 7
  28. sun – fun
  29. snake
  30. The baby laughs at the moon
  31. The puddles shine like mirrors
  32. Stars blink one by one
  33. sun – run
  34. 7
  35. mouse
  36. fold – cold
  37. dog – jog
  38. rake
  39. 5
  40. star – car

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