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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 97 · 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.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – sing (b) wing – car (c) moon – sing
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) frog (b) brain (c) light
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) guitar (b) mouse (c) cake
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) one (b) moon (c) hook
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) shed (b) sky (c) balloon
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) clay – moon (b) clay – stay (c) sun – stay
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  14. 14.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) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) bat (b) bright (c) star
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “clay”? (a) cook (b) play (c) run
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  18. 18.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) Mangoes in the sun (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) fly (b) dog (c) took
  20. 20.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) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Stars blink one by one
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) one – cold (b) fold – tray (c) fold – cold
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) hat (b) house (c) float
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) play (b) look (c) white
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) far (b) ring (c) cake
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) sea (b) rat (c) bread
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – shell (b) well – frog (c) gold – shell
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) wish (b) snake (c) bright
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – bell (b) well – bell (c) well – sun
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – snake (b) hat – dish (c) wish – dish
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – play (b) kite – moon (c) spoon – moon
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) cook (b) kite (c) day
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Kites dance in the sky

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. wing – sing
  3. 3
  4. 7
  5. 3
  6. 7
  7. 3
  8. brain
  9. cake
  10. hook
  11. balloon
  12. clay – stay
  13. Soft snow on the hills
  14. Clouds drift past the hill
  15. bright
  16. play
  17. 5
  18. Mangoes in the sun
  19. took
  20. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  21. fold – cold
  22. 5
  23. 4
  24. 5
  25. house
  26. look
  27. 5
  28. ring
  29. bread
  30. well – shell
  31. Rain taps on the roof
  32. 2
  33. wish
  34. well – bell
  35. wish – dish
  36. 5
  37. spoon – moon
  38. cook
  39. 5
  40. Waves carry shells to the shore

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