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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 386 · 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 wind plays with my long hair (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) The dry leaves whisper
  2. 2.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) The moon, round and white (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) dish (b) bright (c) old
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) head (b) star (c) old
  5. 5.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) bright (b) day (c) jar
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – guitar (b) car – one (c) car – guitar
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – blouse (b) bee – day (c) tray – day
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) A green parrot sings
  14. 14.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) Bees hum near the pond (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “fold”? (a) hook (b) old (c) bake
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) bread (b) king (c) noon
  17. 17.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) Bees hum near the pond (c) Kites dance in the sky
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) took (b) sun (c) bright
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – fold (b) gold – swish (c) float – fold
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – king (b) wing – fold (c) white – king
  27. 27.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Hot chai in a cup
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – light (b) fish – swish (c) plain – swish
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – old (b) fold – old (c) fold – goat
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) tray (b) pie (c) rat
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Kites dance in the sky
  35. 35.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) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) hat (b) house (c) swish
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) fish (b) night (c) snake
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) sun (b) bee (c) cat

Answer key

  1. The wind plays with my long hair
  2. The lazy cow chews and chews
  3. bright
  4. star
  5. Children splash in muddy lanes
  6. Peacocks spread their tails
  7. 2
  8. jar
  9. car – guitar
  10. 2
  11. tray – day
  12. 2
  13. A green parrot sings
  14. The puddles shine like mirrors
  15. old
  16. noon
  17. The kite string tugs at my hand
  18. 5
  19. 7
  20. 1
  21. 5
  22. took
  23. 5
  24. gold – fold
  25. 4
  26. wing – king
  27. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  28. 2
  29. fish – swish
  30. fold – old
  31. 5
  32. 3
  33. rat
  34. Kites dance in the sky
  35. Rain taps on the roof
  36. 7
  37. 5
  38. swish
  39. night
  40. sun

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