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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 953 · 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 “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) A cat on the wall
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) blouse (b) jar (c) cold
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) Little ants march on (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) The temple bells ring softly
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) car (b) mat (c) bell
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) balloon (b) sun (c) lake
  9. 9.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) Mangoes in the sun (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – jog (b) log – old (c) sing – jog
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  14. 14.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) Stars blink one by one (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – coat (b) note – knee (c) kite – coat
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – coat (b) goat – coat (c) goat – cat
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – hat (b) bat – hat (c) bat – gold
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) fish (b) spoon (c) look
  22. 22.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) Rain taps on the roof (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – log (b) dog – swish (c) dog – log
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – cat (b) hat – smell (c) hat – cat
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – tree (b) mat – tree (c) sea – tell
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) fold (b) hook (c) spoon
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) kite (b) car (c) ring
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – cat (b) bat – chain (c) bat – cat
  31. 31.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) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) float (b) log (c) bun
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) gold (b) head (c) train
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) noon (b) cat (c) rake

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  3. jar
  4. 5
  5. The lazy cow chews and chews
  6. The moon, round and white
  7. mat
  8. sun
  9. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  10. 3
  11. log – jog
  12. 2
  13. 4
  14. Stars blink one by one
  15. 3
  16. note – coat
  17. goat – coat
  18. bat – hat
  19. 4
  20. Hot chai in a cup
  21. fish
  22. The wind plays with my long hair
  23. dog – log
  24. 5
  25. hat – cat
  26. sea – tree
  27. spoon
  28. 7
  29. kite
  30. bat – cat
  31. A green parrot sings
  32. 5
  33. 5
  34. bun
  35. gold
  36. 1
  37. A frog on a leaf
  38. 2
  39. Soft snow on the hills
  40. noon

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