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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 946 · 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 “cucumber”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – moon (b) cat – moon (c) soon – ring
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – night (b) run – one (c) smell – one
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) clay (b) book (c) dog
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  8. 8.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Hot chai in a cup
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) cook (b) boat (c) lake
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) boat (b) high (c) sea
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) sun (b) sea (c) night
  13. 13.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) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) mouse (b) rake (c) noon
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – tree (b) brain – cold (c) fold – cold
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – cat (b) train – brain (c) cook – brain
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) fly (b) balloon (c) swish
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – mat (b) rat – moon (c) rat – mat
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) night (b) fog (c) house
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) key (b) gold (c) jog
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – swish (b) wish – spoon (c) cat – swish
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) A cat on the wall (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – swish (b) kite – white (c) tree – white
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – ring (b) sing – tell (c) cook – ring
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) lake (b) king (c) run
  34. 34.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) Rain taps on the roof (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  35. 35.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) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Kites dance in the sky
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) brain (b) fog (c) my
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) sky (b) cook (c) cake
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. soon – moon
  3. 5
  4. run – one
  5. 2
  6. book
  7. Stars blink one by one
  8. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  9. boat
  10. high
  11. 4
  12. sea
  13. Waves kiss the warm sand
  14. noon
  15. 3
  16. Hot chai in a cup
  17. fold – cold
  18. Soft snow on the hills
  19. 7
  20. 5
  21. train – brain
  22. 5
  23. balloon
  24. rat – mat
  25. house
  26. jog
  27. wish – swish
  28. Clouds drift past the hill
  29. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  30. kite – white
  31. sing – ring
  32. 5
  33. king
  34. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  35. The puddles shine like mirrors
  36. my
  37. cook
  38. 5
  39. 7
  40. 3

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