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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 954 · 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 “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – coat (b) float – coat (c) float – house
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – cook (b) book – cook (c) book – blouse
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) tell (b) white (c) my
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) brain (b) light (c) shell
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – tree (b) sea – balloon (c) car – tree
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – shed (b) chain – shed (c) bed – frog
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) cold (b) snake (c) fun
  13. 13.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) The temple bells ring softly (c) The old banyan tree
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) Diyas glow at night (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) A green parrot sings
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) A cat on the wall (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) knee (b) white (c) bold
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) tree (b) chain (c) wish
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – lake (b) hook – lake (c) bake – knee
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) far (b) look (c) bun
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – rain (b) cold – rain (c) brain – stay
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – ring (b) night – high (c) pie – high
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – soon (b) bell – soon (c) noon – goat
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) bun (b) hat (c) frog
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) pie (b) spoon (c) sun
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – frog (b) red – frog (c) dog – bun

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 3
  3. 5
  4. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  5. float – coat
  6. book – cook
  7. my
  8. shell
  9. sea – tree
  10. bed – shed
  11. 5
  12. snake
  13. The old banyan tree
  14. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  15. A green parrot sings
  16. 2
  17. A cat on the wall
  18. bold
  19. 4
  20. wish
  21. 7
  22. bake – lake
  23. 7
  24. 5
  25. 5
  26. bun
  27. 1
  28. brain – rain
  29. 2
  30. 7
  31. 7
  32. 5
  33. pie – high
  34. noon – soon
  35. bun
  36. 3
  37. 3
  38. 1
  39. sun
  40. dog – frog

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