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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 230 · 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) The old banyan tree (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – log (b) chain – far (c) car – far
  3. 3.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) Hot chai in a cup (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – blouse (b) goat – fly (c) sky – fly
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – bee (b) blouse – rain (c) chain – rain
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – look (b) mouse – blouse (c) night – blouse
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) The temple bells ring softly
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) sing (b) sky (c) rain
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) bed (b) lake (c) well
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – sky (b) took – plain (c) brain – plain
  14. 14.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 kite string tugs at my hand (c) A frog on a leaf
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) house (b) sea (c) spoon
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) The old banyan tree (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – head (b) tray – shell (c) bell – shell
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) spoon (b) look (c) bat
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – float (b) boat – cook (c) bun – float
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) pie (b) bee (c) dish
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – house (b) bright – knee (c) key – knee
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Soft snow on the hills
  29. 29.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) Rain taps on the roof (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) cat (b) old (c) shed
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) cake (b) tell (c) car
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – dog (b) frog – cat (c) frog – dog
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Bees hum near the pond
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  40. 40.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) Little ants march on (c) Morning bells ring out

Answer key

  1. The baby laughs at the moon
  2. car – far
  3. The lazy cow chews and chews
  4. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  5. 3
  6. sky – fly
  7. chain – rain
  8. mouse – blouse
  9. Little ants march on
  10. 5
  11. rain
  12. bed
  13. brain – plain
  14. A frog on a leaf
  15. 5
  16. 1
  17. spoon
  18. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  19. bell – shell
  20. bat
  21. 3
  22. boat – float
  23. 5
  24. dish
  25. key – knee
  26. 7
  27. 5
  28. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  29. Rain taps on the roof
  30. cat
  31. tell
  32. frog – dog
  33. 2
  34. 4
  35. 2
  36. Green parrots chatter all day
  37. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  38. 3
  39. 3
  40. The puddles shine like mirrors

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