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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 988 · 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 “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – brain (b) plain – blouse (c) plain – brain
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – fish (b) wish – fish (c) wish – car
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – blouse (b) white – night (c) noon – night
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Soft snow on the hills
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) cat (b) book (c) pie
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) snake (b) note (c) plain
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Kites dance in the sky
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) soon (b) sky (c) plain
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) fish (b) dog (c) clay
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – play (b) stay – mouse (c) stay – play
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) bee (b) balloon (c) hook
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – noon (b) hat – noon (c) moon – smell
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) mat (b) rain (c) lake
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – gold (b) fish – wish (c) bread – wish
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – tree (b) light – wing (c) sing – wing
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) shell (b) swish (c) swing
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – bee (b) ring – wing (c) soon – wing
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – white (b) car – white (c) bright – snake
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) bold (b) white (c) fog
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) hat (b) plain (c) swing
  35. 35.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) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) A frog on a leaf
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  37. 37.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Diyas glow at night
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) car (b) brain (c) stay

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. plain – brain
  3. wish – fish
  4. 2
  5. white – night
  6. 4
  7. Soft snow on the hills
  8. pie
  9. 7
  10. snake
  11. The old banyan tree
  12. 7
  13. 3
  14. 2
  15. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  16. plain
  17. clay
  18. stay – play
  19. bee
  20. 5
  21. moon – noon
  22. rain
  23. fish – wish
  24. sing – wing
  25. 2
  26. shell
  27. 2
  28. 5
  29. 7
  30. ring – wing
  31. bright – white
  32. 7
  33. bold
  34. hat
  35. A frog on a leaf
  36. 2
  37. Diyas glow at night
  38. 2
  39. The moon, round and white
  40. stay

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