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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 958 · 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 “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) hook (b) bright (c) frog
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – key (b) knee – fly (c) fish – key
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – hat (b) boat – float (c) jar – float
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) swish (b) sun (c) knee
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – sky (b) dog – soon (c) balloon – soon
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) fish (b) well (c) mouse
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – noon (b) moon – goat (c) moon – noon
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) mouse (b) bed (c) bold
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – house (b) mouse – noon (c) mouse – house
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) balloon (b) jog (c) ring
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) night (b) mouse (c) note
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) fold (b) float (c) stay
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  32. 32.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) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Bees hum near the pond
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) gold (b) moon (c) tree
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – bell (b) head – mouse (c) blouse – mouse
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – blouse (b) mat – boat (c) float – boat
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – cat (b) bat – tray (c) well – cat
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) lake (b) shed (c) goat
  38. 38.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) Kites dance in the sky (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – pie (b) fly – wing (c) fly – pie
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. bright
  3. knee – key
  4. 1
  5. boat – float
  6. 2
  7. 3
  8. 5
  9. The baby laughs at the moon
  10. swish
  11. balloon – soon
  12. 5
  13. well
  14. 3
  15. moon – noon
  16. 7
  17. 3
  18. bed
  19. mouse – house
  20. 2
  21. 3
  22. 7
  23. ring
  24. 3
  25. 1
  26. note
  27. stay
  28. 4
  29. 5
  30. Little ants march on
  31. 7
  32. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  33. tree
  34. blouse – mouse
  35. float – boat
  36. bat – cat
  37. goat
  38. Hot pakoras on a plate
  39. fly – pie
  40. 4

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