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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 381 · 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 FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  2. 2.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) The temple bells ring softly (c) Mangoes in the sun
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Morning bells ring out
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) sun (b) swish (c) look
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) white (b) jar (c) cook
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – star (b) guitar – sun (c) guitar – star
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) The old banyan tree (c) The temple bells ring softly
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – took (b) look – took (c) look – swing
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “fold”? (a) bright (b) old (c) fish
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – king (b) wing – book (c) wing – king
  20. 20.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) Little ants march on (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) sun (b) fly (c) snake
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – blouse (b) sea – bright (c) kite – bright
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – tray (b) well – rat (c) hat – rat
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) lake (b) stay (c) bat
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) chain (b) dish (c) bee
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) took (b) sky (c) cake
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – tray (b) bun – far (c) car – far
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) frog (b) tell (c) car
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) sea (b) cat (c) car
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) fun (b) key (c) mat
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) tree (b) jar (c) lake
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – dish (b) rat – cat (c) chain – cat
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – bread (b) night – kite (c) house – kite
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – key (b) kite – swish (c) fish – swish
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – cake (b) brain – cake (c) rake – coat
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) key (b) bun (c) bell

Answer key

  1. Clouds drift past the hill
  2. The temple bells ring softly
  3. Morning bells ring out
  4. 1
  5. swish
  6. 2
  7. cook
  8. 7
  9. guitar – star
  10. 5
  11. 5
  12. 2
  13. 3
  14. 3
  15. 5
  16. The old banyan tree
  17. look – took
  18. old
  19. wing – king
  20. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  21. 7
  22. snake
  23. 3
  24. kite – bright
  25. hat – rat
  26. stay
  27. chain
  28. sky
  29. car – far
  30. 5
  31. tell
  32. 5
  33. car
  34. key
  35. lake
  36. rat – cat
  37. night – kite
  38. fish – swish
  39. rake – cake
  40. bell

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