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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 967 · 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.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – shed (b) jog – fog (c) gold – fog
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – head (b) red – log (c) knee – head
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) brain (b) swish (c) noon
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) balloon (b) tell (c) float
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  13. 13.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) Stars blink one by one (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  16. 16.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) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Kites dance in the sky
  17. 17.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) A frog on a leaf (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) cake (b) moon (c) far
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) took (b) bee (c) log
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – light (b) jar – balloon (c) noon – balloon
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) dog (b) shed (c) swish
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) A cat on the wall
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) snake (b) dish (c) train
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  34. 34.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) wish (b) moon (c) note
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) wing (b) sun (c) high
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) far (b) bed (c) key
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – dish (b) tray – dish (c) wish – high

Answer key

  1. jog – fog
  2. 2
  3. red – head
  4. noon
  5. balloon
  6. 2
  7. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  8. 1
  9. 7
  10. 3
  11. 3
  12. Bees hum near the pond
  13. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  14. 5
  15. 3
  16. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  17. Hot pakoras on a plate
  18. 3
  19. 3
  20. 1
  21. far
  22. bee
  23. 3
  24. noon – balloon
  25. swish
  26. 7
  27. A cat on the wall
  28. 3
  29. 3
  30. dish
  31. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  32. 7
  33. 7
  34. Monsoon clouds roll in
  35. wish
  36. Kites dance in the sky
  37. high
  38. bed
  39. 4
  40. wish – dish

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