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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 994 · 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.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) Kites dance in the sky (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) knee (b) cook (c) blouse
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  6. 6.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) Stars blink one by one (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) spoon (b) hat (c) tell
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – clay (b) tray – bun (c) gold – clay
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – red (b) jog – dog (c) book – dog
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – bee (b) night – light (c) spoon – light
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – noon (b) spoon – night (c) spoon – noon
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) clay – sun (b) clay – stay (c) blouse – stay
  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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) sky (b) smell (c) bee
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – star (b) sing – sea (c) key – sea
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) bat (b) noon (c) sea
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) A green parrot sings (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) float (b) car (c) rain
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – swish (b) spoon – soon (c) cake – soon
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) mat (b) guitar (c) stay
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) fun (b) brain (c) cat
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – balloon (b) wing – sing (c) bell – sing
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) boat (b) rain (c) tell
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cold – stay (b) mat – old (c) cold – old
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) old (b) smell (c) fish
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) night (b) goat (c) wing
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  3. blouse
  4. 5
  5. 2
  6. Stars blink one by one
  7. 3
  8. hat
  9. tray – clay
  10. jog – dog
  11. night – light
  12. spoon – noon
  13. 5
  14. clay – stay
  15. Hot chai in a cup
  16. smell
  17. key – sea
  18. 5
  19. 7
  20. noon
  21. A green parrot sings
  22. Kites dance in the sky
  23. float
  24. spoon – soon
  25. stay
  26. 5
  27. fun
  28. wing – sing
  29. The puddles shine like mirrors
  30. tell
  31. cold – old
  32. 7
  33. 7
  34. 3
  35. 5
  36. 5
  37. old
  38. night
  39. 3
  40. Waves kiss the warm sand

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