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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 513 · 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) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Stars blink one by one
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – house (b) blouse – bell (c) blouse – house
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) boat (b) tree (c) sun
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) look (b) hat (c) white
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) bread (b) kite (c) wing
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  7. 7.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 cat on the wall (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – rat (b) bat – bread (c) fly – rat
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) red (b) jar (c) old
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) frog (b) swing (c) white
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) bright (b) cake (c) sun
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) tell (b) note (c) cake
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – dog (b) jog – cake (c) jog – dog
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  20. 20.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) Bees hum near the pond (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – light (b) play – well (c) tell – well
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – wish (b) dish – guitar (c) dish – wish
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) dish (b) shell (c) hat
  25. 25.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) Peacocks spread their tails (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – cat (b) brain – tree (c) bee – tree
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) hook (b) snake (c) tray
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – shell (b) spoon – cat (c) rat – cat
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) hook (b) bat (c) bell
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) one (b) frog (c) moon
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) brain (b) sea (c) shell
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – knee (b) sea – train (c) dish – knee
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) sea (b) white (c) lake
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) my (b) night (c) spoon
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6

Answer key

  1. The puddles shine like mirrors
  2. blouse – house
  3. sun
  4. look
  5. bread
  6. 3
  7. The kite string tugs at my hand
  8. bat – rat
  9. 5
  10. red
  11. frog
  12. bright
  13. cake
  14. 3
  15. jog – dog
  16. 3
  17. 2
  18. Little ants march on
  19. 3
  20. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  21. tell – well
  22. dish – wish
  23. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  24. shell
  25. Peacocks spread their tails
  26. 2
  27. bee – tree
  28. A green parrot sings
  29. hook
  30. rat – cat
  31. bell
  32. moon
  33. brain
  34. 3
  35. 7
  36. Monsoon clouds roll in
  37. sea – knee
  38. lake
  39. spoon
  40. 5

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