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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 479 · 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 “parrot”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – soon (b) sky – fly (c) fun – fly
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – knee (b) sea – knee (c) sea – run
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – bell (b) tell – bell (c) tell – stay
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) blouse (b) sea (c) far
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) white (b) well (c) rat
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – soon (b) balloon – soon (c) balloon – boat
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) book (b) boat (c) night
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – smell (b) car – smell (c) bell – swing
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – clay (b) tray – clay (c) tray – car
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  19. 19.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) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) The temple bells ring softly
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) A frog on a leaf (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) The temple bells ring softly
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – chain (b) brain – chain (c) brain – rake
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – day (b) jog – cat (c) hat – cat
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – fun (b) shell – fun (c) sun – cat
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Morning bells ring out
  29. 29.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) Stars blink one by one (c) Soft snow on the hills
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – guitar (b) jar – hat (c) look – guitar
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – bee (b) white – bee (c) key – jog
  33. 33.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) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) The old banyan tree
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – chain (b) shell – mouse (c) blouse – mouse
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) snake (b) house (c) brain
  36. 36.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) Soft snow on the hills (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) rat (b) sing (c) soon
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) clay (b) wish (c) mat

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. sky – fly
  3. The dry leaves whisper
  4. sea – knee
  5. 1
  6. 2
  7. 1
  8. 5
  9. tell – bell
  10. blouse
  11. rat
  12. balloon – soon
  13. night
  14. 7
  15. Bees hum near the pond
  16. bell – smell
  17. tray – clay
  18. 3
  19. The temple bells ring softly
  20. 7
  21. A frog on a leaf
  22. Rain taps on the roof
  23. brain – chain
  24. 5
  25. hat – cat
  26. 7
  27. sun – fun
  28. Morning bells ring out
  29. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  30. jar – guitar
  31. 2
  32. key – bee
  33. The old banyan tree
  34. blouse – mouse
  35. snake
  36. Green parrots chatter all day
  37. 7
  38. 3
  39. soon
  40. wish

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