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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 130 · 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.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Stars blink one by one
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – log (b) fog – head (c) tray – log
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – brain (b) rain – key (c) rain – brain
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – mouse (b) blouse – tray (c) balloon – mouse
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) smell (b) tree (c) pie
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – key (b) cold – dog (c) jog – dog
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) fly (b) mat (c) bun
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) mouse (b) swing (c) knee
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Little ants march on
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) plain (b) one (c) lake
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) cat (b) fold (c) blouse
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) mouse (b) key (c) high
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – pie (b) bright – night (c) dish – night
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) bat (b) bread (c) snake
  18. 18.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) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) A frog on a leaf
  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) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) Stars blink one by one (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) bright (b) car (c) cake
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) fish (b) hook (c) fun
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) my (b) rake (c) jog
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – guitar (b) goat – rake (c) cake – rake
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) cold (b) blouse (c) dog
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) dish (b) bed (c) sea
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) log (b) hook (c) ring
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – bee (b) tree – fun (c) tree – bee
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) play (b) plain (c) boat

Answer key

  1. The temple bells ring softly
  2. 2
  3. fog – log
  4. rain – brain
  5. blouse – mouse
  6. pie
  7. jog – dog
  8. 5
  9. fly
  10. swing
  11. 5
  12. Little ants march on
  13. lake
  14. fold
  15. key
  16. bright – night
  17. bread
  18. A frog on a leaf
  19. Waves kiss the warm sand
  20. Waves carry shells to the shore
  21. 5
  22. cake
  23. 7
  24. hook
  25. jog
  26. cake – rake
  27. dog
  28. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  29. 2
  30. Mangoes in the sun
  31. 4
  32. 7
  33. 5
  34. 7
  35. bed
  36. 2
  37. hook
  38. tree – bee
  39. 5
  40. plain

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