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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 949 · 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 “tortoise”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) high (b) guitar (c) tell
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – light (b) kite – light (c) kite – noon
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – high (b) swing – shed (c) bread – shed
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) shell (b) clay (c) cat
  11. 11.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) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Kites dance in the sky
  12. 12.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) Soft snow on the hills (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) cook (b) spoon (c) sun
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) sky (b) sun (c) bake
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – play (b) rain – train (c) old – train
  16. 16.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) Peacocks spread their tails (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  17. 17.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) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) The old banyan tree
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) fold (b) white (c) cook
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  20. 20.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) Hot chai in a cup (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) lake (b) goat (c) noon
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) bold (b) plain (c) fly
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – ring (b) sing – ring (c) sing – dog
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – white (b) car – white (c) night – stay
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) jog (b) sea (c) well
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) bed (b) clay (c) one
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – lake (b) cake – lake (c) cake – log
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – wish (b) swish – clay (c) swish – wish
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) balloon (b) bake (c) plain
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – spoon (b) fold – cold (c) fish – cold
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – wing (b) key – wing (c) swing – fish
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. high
  5. 2
  6. kite – light
  7. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  8. 7
  9. bread – shed
  10. shell
  11. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  12. Soft snow on the hills
  13. cook
  14. bake
  15. rain – train
  16. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  17. Paper boats sail down the drain
  18. white
  19. 3
  20. Hot chai in a cup
  21. The baby laughs at the moon
  22. goat
  23. plain
  24. sing – ring
  25. night – white
  26. well
  27. 3
  28. one
  29. 1
  30. 7
  31. cake – lake
  32. 5
  33. swish – wish
  34. 7
  35. bake
  36. A green parrot sings
  37. fold – cold
  38. 1
  39. swing – wing
  40. 2

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