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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 192 · 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.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – spoon (b) bed – spoon (c) moon – guitar
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) jog (b) clay (c) smell
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – bee (b) sea – far (c) day – bee
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) A cat on the wall (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “log”? (a) frog (b) knee (c) clay
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – mouse (b) tell – fold (c) old – fold
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – bright (b) lake – snake (c) knee – snake
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  16. 16.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) A cat on the wall
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – moon (b) pie – night (c) bright – night
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – sky (b) log – note (c) boat – note
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) Morning bells ring out (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  21. 21.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) A frog on a leaf (c) A green parrot sings
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – cake (b) snake – hook (c) house – cake
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) ring (b) mouse (c) jog
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – shell (b) blouse – shell (c) well – ring
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) took (b) wing (c) shell
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (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) Soft snow on the hills (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) sing (b) balloon (c) shed
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – one (b) red – bed (c) bake – bed
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – float (b) wing – ring (c) chain – ring
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  35. 35.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) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – cook (b) book – cook (c) book – far
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) Green parrots chatter all day

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. moon – spoon
  3. jog
  4. 7
  5. sea – bee
  6. 5
  7. A cat on the wall
  8. 3
  9. 4
  10. frog
  11. 5
  12. old – fold
  13. 7
  14. lake – snake
  15. 5
  16. Children splash in muddy lanes
  17. The dry leaves whisper
  18. bright – night
  19. boat – note
  20. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  21. The puddles shine like mirrors
  22. snake – cake
  23. 5
  24. 3
  25. ring
  26. well – shell
  27. 3
  28. wing
  29. 1
  30. Soft snow on the hills
  31. balloon
  32. red – bed
  33. wing – ring
  34. 7
  35. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  36. book – cook
  37. 2
  38. 2
  39. 5
  40. Peacocks spread their tails

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