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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 980 · 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:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  3. 3.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) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Little ants march on
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) swing (b) high (c) cat
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) cold (b) note (c) swing
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – dish (b) wish – dish (c) wish – well
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) balloon (b) kite (c) wish
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – blouse (b) mouse – blouse (c) mouse – smell
  9. 9.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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  11. 11.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) The moon, round and white (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – bat (b) mat – tree (c) mat – bat
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) snake (b) house (c) fun
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – tree (b) bee – tree (c) bee – cat
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) bed (b) dish (c) night
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  20. 20.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) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Morning bells ring out
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – day (b) clay – red (c) clay – day
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – white (b) night – white (c) night – cook
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) note (b) sky (c) bread
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) boat (b) bell (c) cook
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – bed (b) noon – bed (c) red – tray
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) spoon (b) mouse (c) light
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) pie (b) shell (c) clay
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) A green parrot sings (c) Rain taps on the roof
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – snake (b) cook – bell (c) shell – bell
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – head (b) shed – rat (c) cook – head
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 1
  3. Little ants march on
  4. high
  5. swing
  6. wish – dish
  7. kite
  8. mouse – blouse
  9. Peacocks spread their tails
  10. 4
  11. The moon, round and white
  12. mat – bat
  13. 3
  14. 7
  15. house
  16. bee – tree
  17. dish
  18. 5
  19. Green parrots chatter all day
  20. Waves kiss the warm sand
  21. 2
  22. Morning bells ring out
  23. clay – day
  24. 7
  25. 3
  26. night – white
  27. Stars blink one by one
  28. 4
  29. sky
  30. 2
  31. boat
  32. 7
  33. red – bed
  34. spoon
  35. shell
  36. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  37. shell – bell
  38. 5
  39. shed – head
  40. 5

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