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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 506 · 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) Morning bells ring out (b) The old banyan tree (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) noon (b) clay (c) lake
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) shed (b) well (c) king
  11. 11.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) The baby laughs at the moon (c) A cat on the wall
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – red (b) mouse – fold (c) gold – fold
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) clay (b) bat (c) cold
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) bold (b) rain (c) cat
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  20. 20.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) The old banyan tree (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) shed (b) bat (c) brain
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – tell (b) bee – took (c) hook – took
  25. 25.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) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) The moon, round and white
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) spoon (b) fish (c) ring
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) shell (b) boat (c) kite
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – king (b) look – took (c) gold – took
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) bee (b) goat (c) shell
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) fun (b) head (c) bold
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (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) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) A green parrot sings (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  35. 35.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) Soft snow on the hills (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) swish (b) car (c) high
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) fish (b) blouse (c) lake
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – jog (b) tree – night (c) bright – night
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) kite (b) sky (c) red

Answer key

  1. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. 2
  5. 7
  6. 5
  7. 2
  8. 3
  9. noon
  10. well
  11. The baby laughs at the moon
  12. 5
  13. gold – fold
  14. 7
  15. clay
  16. cat
  17. 3
  18. 1
  19. 7
  20. The old banyan tree
  21. brain
  22. 2
  23. 7
  24. hook – took
  25. The moon, round and white
  26. spoon
  27. shell
  28. look – took
  29. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  30. shell
  31. 7
  32. fun
  33. 7
  34. A green parrot sings
  35. Soft snow on the hills
  36. high
  37. fish
  38. bright – night
  39. 3
  40. kite

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