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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 944 · 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 “crocodile”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  2. 2.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) The old banyan tree (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) A green parrot sings
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – fun (b) star – car (c) bat – car
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) hat (b) balloon (c) goat
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – cat (b) rat – dog (c) rat – cat
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) key (b) play (c) cook
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) The moon, round and white (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – noon (b) moon – sun (c) dog – noon
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) bun (b) snake (c) wish
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) ring (b) cold (c) fun
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – house (b) blouse – run (c) blouse – house
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – rat (b) cat – bright (c) bake – rat
  18. 18.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) Kites dance in the sky (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  20. 20.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Soft snow on the hills
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – pie (b) bun – fun (c) rat – fun
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – bat (b) house – bat (c) rat – pie
  24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – balloon (b) noon – shed (c) noon – balloon
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) bright (b) goat (c) sea
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “goat”? (a) cook (b) boat (c) bee
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) shell (b) kite (c) wish
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) key (b) jog (c) fish
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) my (b) noon (c) wish
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) A cat on the wall
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – tell (b) shell – light (c) shell – tell
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. The old banyan tree
  3. 3
  4. Children splash in muddy lanes
  5. star – car
  6. balloon
  7. rat – cat
  8. key
  9. 2
  10. The moon, round and white
  11. 7
  12. moon – noon
  13. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  14. wish
  15. fun
  16. blouse – house
  17. cat – rat
  18. Kites dance in the sky
  19. 5
  20. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  21. bun – fun
  22. 2
  23. rat – bat
  24. The kite string tugs at my hand
  25. noon – balloon
  26. 3
  27. bright
  28. boat
  29. 3
  30. shell
  31. fish
  32. 5
  33. 5
  34. my
  35. 7
  36. A cat on the wall
  37. 4
  38. shell – tell
  39. Soft snow on the hills
  40. 3

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