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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 457 · 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:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – tree (b) bee – run (c) bee – tree
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Bees hum near the pond
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – dish (b) well – gold (c) old – gold
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – cook (b) well – boat (c) note – boat
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – sing (b) sun – swish (c) wish – swish
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) Stars blink one by one (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) dish (b) mat (c) pie
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – bright (b) bold – bright (c) white – key
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) sun (b) white (c) bat
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) frog (b) cook (c) cake
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) The dry leaves whisper
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  22. 22.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) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) guitar (b) book (c) bee
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) white (b) moon (c) wing
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) swing (b) blouse (c) night
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – cat (b) rat – frog (c) rat – cat
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) cook (b) swish (c) boat
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) mouse (b) balloon (c) bake
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – hat (b) bat – night (c) bat – hat
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) bread (b) boat (c) fly
  38. 38.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) Green parrots chatter all day (c) The temple bells ring softly
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – smell (b) wish – smell (c) well – my
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Waves kiss the warm sand

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 2
  3. bee – tree
  4. Bees hum near the pond
  5. old – gold
  6. note – boat
  7. wish – swish
  8. Stars blink one by one
  9. pie
  10. white – bright
  11. 3
  12. bat
  13. cake
  14. 7
  15. 5
  16. 2
  17. 3
  18. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  19. 1
  20. 3
  21. 5
  22. Clouds drift past the hill
  23. 7
  24. 5
  25. guitar
  26. 5
  27. white
  28. 2
  29. blouse
  30. 1
  31. rat – cat
  32. boat
  33. The kite string tugs at my hand
  34. 5
  35. bake
  36. bat – hat
  37. fly
  38. Rain taps on the roof
  39. well – smell
  40. A brown sparrow builds a nest

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