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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 517 · 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) Mangoes in the sun (b) The moon, round and white (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) wing (b) chain (c) tell
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  4. 4.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – hat (b) cold – hat (c) cat – smell
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) note (b) sky (c) bright
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  9. 9.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) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Little ants march on
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – log (b) cat – mat (c) wing – mat
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Morning bells ring out
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – run (b) sun – ring (c) tree – run
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) sing (b) tell (c) goat
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – balloon (b) bat – cat (c) pie – cat
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) red (b) balloon (c) king
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) cook (b) knee (c) fish
  27. 27.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) Peacocks spread their tails (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) spoon (b) note (c) dish
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) The dry leaves whisper
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) moon (b) white (c) wing
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – cat (b) mat – my (c) mat – cat
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) sun (b) far (c) house
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – fog (b) dog – play (c) fun – fog
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – mouse (b) fog – mouse (c) blouse – shell
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – red (b) bread – red (c) bread – log
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8

Answer key

  1. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  2. chain
  3. 5
  4. Clouds drift past the hill
  5. cat – hat
  6. bright
  7. 5
  8. 5
  9. Little ants march on
  10. Waves carry shells to the shore
  11. 3
  12. cat – mat
  13. The lazy cow chews and chews
  14. 2
  15. 3
  16. The moon, round and white
  17. 3
  18. 5
  19. sun – run
  20. tell
  21. 7
  22. 4
  23. 7
  24. bat – cat
  25. red
  26. cook
  27. Peacocks spread their tails
  28. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  29. 4
  30. spoon
  31. The dry leaves whisper
  32. white
  33. mat – cat
  34. Morning bells ring out
  35. sun
  36. dog – fog
  37. blouse – mouse
  38. bread – red
  39. 2
  40. 7

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