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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 366 · 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:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – soon (b) moon – soon (c) moon – kite
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) car (b) frog (c) bold
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – plain (b) night – plain (c) chain – bat
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) car (b) swish (c) night
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) run (b) play (c) moon
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – blouse (b) frog – log (c) soon – log
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – hook (b) light – hook (c) book – rake
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – gold (b) book – took (c) coat – took
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) boat (b) ring (c) fog
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) pie (b) chain (c) rat
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  14. 14.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) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) train (b) wish (c) bee
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) chain (b) house (c) run
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  21. 21.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 wind plays with my long hair (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) A cat on the wall (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) coat (b) rat (c) cook
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – rain (b) plain – knee (c) plain – rain
  26. 26.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) A green parrot sings (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) plain (b) note (c) moon
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – bake (b) rake – bake (c) rake – bat
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) tell (b) high (c) house
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) swish (b) look (c) kite
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – run (b) bold – cat (c) rat – cat
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) one (b) chain (c) jog
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) bread (b) jar (c) coat
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) cake (b) rain (c) dog
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) my – bright (b) night – fish (c) night – bright

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. moon – soon
  3. car
  4. chain – plain
  5. swish
  6. play
  7. frog – log
  8. book – hook
  9. book – took
  10. boat
  11. 5
  12. pie
  13. 3
  14. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  15. wish
  16. 3
  17. 7
  18. 5
  19. house
  20. 4
  21. Rain taps on the roof
  22. The baby laughs at the moon
  23. 5
  24. rat
  25. plain – rain
  26. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  27. note
  28. rake – bake
  29. 7
  30. house
  31. A frog on a leaf
  32. kite
  33. rat – cat
  34. one
  35. jar
  36. 5
  37. 1
  38. 5
  39. cake
  40. night – bright

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