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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 50 · 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 dry leaves whisper (b) A frog on a leaf (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) ring (b) gold (c) my
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Stars blink one by one (c) A frog on a leaf
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) Morning bells ring out (c) A frog on a leaf
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) key (b) car (c) pie
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) one (b) rain (c) mouse
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – tree (b) key – wish (c) balloon – tree
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) play (b) cat (c) moon
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cold – light (b) kite – sing (c) kite – light
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) tray (b) well (c) plain
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – soon (b) moon – coat (c) old – soon
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Little ants march on (c) Stars blink one by one
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – float (b) lake – float (c) coat – soon
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) head (b) moon (c) train
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) day (b) rake (c) wing
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) night (b) run (c) cake
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – one (b) sun – jog (c) sun – one
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – tell (b) bell – tell (c) bell – king
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) train (b) night (c) house
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – dog (b) one – goat (c) float – goat
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) sea (b) float (c) log
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) cook (b) wing (c) my

Answer key

  1. The kite string tugs at my hand
  2. my
  3. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  4. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  5. pie
  6. mouse
  7. key – tree
  8. play
  9. kite – light
  10. 5
  11. 3
  12. plain
  13. moon – soon
  14. 3
  15. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  16. 2
  17. coat – float
  18. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  19. moon
  20. wing
  21. 7
  22. 5
  23. 5
  24. 5
  25. 2
  26. run
  27. sun – one
  28. 4
  29. 7
  30. 2
  31. 5
  32. bell – tell
  33. 5
  34. Waves kiss the warm sand
  35. house
  36. 2
  37. 4
  38. float – goat
  39. sea
  40. my

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