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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 961 · 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 “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – book (b) jog – cold (c) gold – cold
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – spoon (b) noon – key (c) noon – spoon
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) bread (b) cake (c) sing
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) book (b) guitar (c) swish
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – blouse (b) spoon – moon (c) shell – moon
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – night (b) white – spoon (c) white – night
  11. 11.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) A cat on the wall (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) Soft snow on the hills
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – swish (b) dish – cold (c) mouse – swish
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “log”? (a) bee (b) jog (c) sun
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) rain (b) shell (c) head
  23. 23.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) cat (b) coat (c) balloon
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) mat (b) bread (c) one
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) frog (b) cake (c) stay
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) tray (b) blouse (c) cake
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) car (b) fly (c) red
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – house (b) ring – head (c) bread – head
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. gold – cold
  3. noon – spoon
  4. 7
  5. bread
  6. 5
  7. The old banyan tree
  8. swish
  9. spoon – moon
  10. white – night
  11. A cat on the wall
  12. 2
  13. 7
  14. Hot pakoras on a plate
  15. 5
  16. dish – swish
  17. 1
  18. 5
  19. Kites dance in the sky
  20. 3
  21. jog
  22. head
  23. The moon, round and white
  24. coat
  25. 5
  26. 3
  27. 7
  28. 7
  29. one
  30. frog
  31. 3
  32. blouse
  33. 7
  34. 5
  35. 5
  36. car
  37. bread – head
  38. 3
  39. 4
  40. 7

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