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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 979 · 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:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  3. 3.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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) A cat on the wall
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – frog (b) look – cook (c) bat – cook
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) high – sky (b) high – boat (c) bake – sky
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – jog (b) fog – run (c) fog – jog
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – sky (b) fold – sky (c) fly – goat
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – balloon (b) moon – balloon (c) moon – book
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) The temple bells ring softly
  16. 16.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 baby laughs at the moon (c) Kites dance in the sky
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) The moon, round and white (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – old (b) fold – old (c) fold – guitar
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – took (b) run – key (c) bee – key
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) train (b) cake (c) pie
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) fun (b) king (c) sky
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) tray (b) cat (c) red
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – night (b) bright – train (c) bright – night
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – well (b) snake – cat (c) hat – cat
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – rain (b) plain – king (c) plain – rain
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – dog (b) frog – dog (c) frog – brain
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – snake (b) bake – swing (c) bake – snake

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. 3
  3. A cat on the wall
  4. look – cook
  5. high – sky
  6. fog – jog
  7. 3
  8. 3
  9. fly – sky
  10. 2
  11. moon – balloon
  12. 2
  13. 7
  14. 7
  15. Hot chai in a cup
  16. Kites dance in the sky
  17. 2
  18. 5
  19. 7
  20. The baby laughs at the moon
  21. 5
  22. fold – old
  23. 7
  24. A frog on a leaf
  25. bee – key
  26. train
  27. fun
  28. red
  29. 5
  30. 7
  31. 2
  32. 2
  33. bright – night
  34. 3
  35. hat – cat
  36. plain – rain
  37. Waves kiss the warm sand
  38. frog – dog
  39. 5
  40. bake – snake

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