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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 978 · 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:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – sky (b) sea – bee (c) bright – bee
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) Stars blink one by one (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – tell (b) swing – tell (c) bell – hat
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) lake (b) shed (c) white
  10. 10.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) Diyas glow at night (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Mangoes in the sun
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) snake (b) mat (c) bed
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) red (b) boat (c) log
  16. 16.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) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Little ants march on
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) Stars blink one by one
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) sun (b) dish (c) night
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – day (b) chain – cat (c) rat – cat
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  24. 24.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) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – cold (b) house – cold (c) bold – sea
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – chain (b) train – look (c) train – chain
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) car (b) night (c) gold
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) fish (b) mat (c) key
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – rat (b) dog – rat (c) bat – guitar
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) bold (b) hook (c) soon
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – tell (b) shell – pie (c) shell – tell
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – wing (b) ring – cake (c) sea – wing
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) jog (b) noon (c) fun
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) head (b) bake (c) kite
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – white (b) look – rain (c) train – rain

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. sea – bee
  3. Hot pakoras on a plate
  4. bell – tell
  5. 2
  6. 3
  7. 2
  8. 2
  9. shed
  10. Diyas glow at night
  11. 2
  12. Mangoes in the sun
  13. bed
  14. 5
  15. log
  16. Little ants march on
  17. 5
  18. Paper boats sail down the drain
  19. dish
  20. 7
  21. 7
  22. rat – cat
  23. 5
  24. Clouds drift past the hill
  25. 5
  26. bold – cold
  27. train – chain
  28. night
  29. 7
  30. mat
  31. bat – rat
  32. 1
  33. hook
  34. shell – tell
  35. ring – wing
  36. 7
  37. fun
  38. kite
  39. 3
  40. train – rain

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