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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 962 · 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) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) key (b) bed (c) bright
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – dish (b) jar – car (c) took – car
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) train (b) tell (c) dish
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) The moon, round and white
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – cat (b) shed – fish (c) dish – fish
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – book (b) kite – moon (c) soon – moon
  10. 10.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) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Bees hum near the pond
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) high (b) fog (c) bat
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) bright (b) hook (c) fog
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  15. 15.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) Morning bells ring out (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – knee (b) bee – knee (c) bee – soon
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Diyas glow at night
  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 moon, round and white (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) The moon, round and white
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) kite (b) wish (c) my
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) tree (b) hat (c) jar
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) rake (b) rat (c) swish
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – spoon (b) tree – key (c) train – key
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – fly (b) pie – boat (c) jog – fly
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) A cat on the wall (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – guitar (b) tray – guitar (c) star – bell
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – tree (b) bee – king (c) bee – tree

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. 5
  3. bright
  4. jar – car
  5. 5
  6. dish
  7. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  8. dish – fish
  9. soon – moon
  10. The wind plays with my long hair
  11. bat
  12. bright
  13. 1
  14. 3
  15. Soft snow on the hills
  16. Morning bells ring out
  17. bee – knee
  18. 7
  19. 2
  20. Diyas glow at night
  21. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  22. The moon, round and white
  23. 7
  24. my
  25. tree
  26. rake
  27. tree – key
  28. 3
  29. 2
  30. 7
  31. 5
  32. Rain taps on the roof
  33. pie – fly
  34. Green parrots chatter all day
  35. 5
  36. star – guitar
  37. 7
  38. 4
  39. 5
  40. bee – tree

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