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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 325 · 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 “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – bat (b) fly – dog (c) log – dog
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) blouse (b) rat (c) key
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – fish (b) day – play (c) moon – play
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) The moon, round and white
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – swing (b) sing – wish (c) sing – swing
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) wish (b) play (c) guitar
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – shed (b) mouse – house (c) moon – house
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – light (b) bright – light (c) bright – hat
  17. 17.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) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Rain taps on the roof
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) boat (b) gold (c) run
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) book (b) swing (c) fog
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – brain (b) train – brain (c) train – spoon
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) day (b) star (c) goat
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  26. 26.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) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Soft snow on the hills
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) knee (b) sun (c) jar
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – moon (b) goat – moon (c) soon – knee
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) jar (b) fish (c) fog
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) sing (b) bed (c) star
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – dog (b) fog – float (c) tell – dog
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – light (b) white – cat (c) white – light
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) noon (b) note (c) house
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – tell (b) bell – snake (c) tree – tell

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. log – dog
  4. Rain taps on the roof
  5. key
  6. 7
  7. 5
  8. day – play
  9. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  10. sing – swing
  11. 1
  12. wish
  13. 3
  14. mouse – house
  15. 5
  16. bright – light
  17. Waves carry shells to the shore
  18. run
  19. Monsoon clouds roll in
  20. 2
  21. swing
  22. train – brain
  23. 3
  24. day
  25. The moon, round and white
  26. Soft snow on the hills
  27. jar
  28. soon – moon
  29. 7
  30. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  31. fog
  32. bed
  33. Mangoes in the sun
  34. fog – dog
  35. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  36. white – light
  37. 7
  38. 7
  39. noon
  40. bell – tell

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