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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 986 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – mat (b) shell – one (c) sun – one
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  7. 7.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) Kites dance in the sky (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) chain (b) bright (c) stay
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) sky (b) lake (c) run
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Little ants march on
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – noon (b) soon – noon (c) soon – dog
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) cold (b) bell (c) pie
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – swing (b) jar – car (c) rake – car
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) mat (b) dog (c) jar
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) frog (b) ring (c) smell
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) A green parrot sings (c) The dry leaves whisper
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) brain (b) bat (c) spoon
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) tree (b) bell (c) rat
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) plain (b) key (c) bat
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) noon (b) fly (c) key
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – red (b) bat – red (c) bed – wing
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) sing (b) night (c) tree
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) balloon (b) swish (c) rake
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – tray (b) clay – tray (c) clay – pie
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) rain (b) rat (c) old
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – bat (b) cat – bun (c) lake – bat

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. sun – one
  3. 2
  4. 7
  5. The lazy cow chews and chews
  6. 5
  7. The kite string tugs at my hand
  8. Kites dance in the sky
  9. 3
  10. bright
  11. run
  12. The temple bells ring softly
  13. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  14. 7
  15. soon – noon
  16. bell
  17. jar – car
  18. mat
  19. frog
  20. 3
  21. 7
  22. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  23. brain
  24. 2
  25. 4
  26. rat
  27. 3
  28. bat
  29. 2
  30. key
  31. bed – red
  32. tree
  33. 2
  34. 3
  35. rake
  36. 5
  37. clay – tray
  38. 5
  39. rain
  40. cat – bat

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