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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 999 · 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 “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – book (b) bed – book (c) cook – balloon
  4. 4.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) The old banyan tree (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – mat (b) cat – bell (c) cat – mat
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) gold (b) head (c) wish
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) frog (b) stay (c) sky
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  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) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) A frog on a leaf
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Little ants march on
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) train (b) jog (c) wish
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) fog (b) kite (c) bake
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) house (b) moon (c) float
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – mouse (b) house – bed (c) tray – mouse
  28. 28.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 frog on a leaf (c) Bees hum near the pond
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Mangoes in the sun
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  31. 31.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) Hot chai in a cup (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) book (b) king (c) bread
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – rain (b) train – cat (c) train – rain
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – tell (b) smell – frog (c) smell – tell
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – star (b) bed – red (c) wish – red
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) clay – frog (b) log – frog (c) log – sing
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) The moon, round and white
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 3
  3. cook – book
  4. The old banyan tree
  5. cat – mat
  6. 7
  7. head
  8. frog
  9. 7
  10. 2
  11. 5
  12. 4
  13. 5
  14. The wind plays with my long hair
  15. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  16. 2
  17. Kites dance in the sky
  18. 2
  19. Little ants march on
  20. wish
  21. 3
  22. 3
  23. 5
  24. kite
  25. moon
  26. 5
  27. house – mouse
  28. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  29. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  30. 7
  31. Hot chai in a cup
  32. bread
  33. train – rain
  34. smell – tell
  35. 1
  36. bed – red
  37. log – frog
  38. The moon, round and white
  39. 5
  40. 7

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