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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 244 · 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.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) gold (b) bed (c) coat
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) sea (b) hat (c) night
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – swing (b) ring – swing (c) ring – blouse
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) gold (b) cook (c) tray
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – bun (b) soon – bun (c) fun – white
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) float (b) bed (c) smell
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) car (b) white (c) chain
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) head (b) white (c) soon
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Hot chai in a cup
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) mat (b) swing (c) red
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) head (b) night (c) fly
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – noon (b) bake – noon (c) moon – king
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) The moon, round and white (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) my – mouse (b) swish – pie (c) my – pie
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – frog (b) log – cat (c) log – frog
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – bat (b) rat – balloon (c) rat – bat
  32. 32.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) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Little ants march on
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) sky (b) spoon (c) boat
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – knee (b) fish – rain (c) plain – rain
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) jar (b) bed (c) cake
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Morning bells ring out (c) Kites dance in the sky
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. coat
  2. night
  3. ring – swing
  4. Mangoes in the sun
  5. 4
  6. tray
  7. fun – bun
  8. smell
  9. white
  10. 7
  11. head
  12. Hot chai in a cup
  13. swing
  14. 5
  15. fly
  16. 2
  17. moon – noon
  18. 7
  19. 3
  20. The kite string tugs at my hand
  21. Rain taps on the roof
  22. my – pie
  23. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  24. log – frog
  25. 5
  26. 4
  27. 1
  28. 7
  29. 2
  30. 1
  31. rat – bat
  32. Little ants march on
  33. boat
  34. 2
  35. plain – rain
  36. 5
  37. 5
  38. cake
  39. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  40. 2

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