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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 53 · 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 FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Morning bells ring out
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – fold (b) gold – goat (c) gold – fold
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – play (b) key – one (c) bun – one
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – fold (b) bold – train (c) bold – fold
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – hook (b) cook – coat (c) balloon – hook
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) cold (b) bright (c) log
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) A cat on the wall
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) knee (b) noon (c) rake
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) bed (b) bee (c) gold
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – tell (b) well – hat (c) ring – tell
  14. 14.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Morning bells ring out
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – chain (b) rain – house (c) rain – chain
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Stars blink one by one
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – cook (b) old – white (c) kite – white
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) bat (b) stay (c) plain
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – house (b) blouse – note (c) blouse – house
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – tell (b) smell – guitar (c) smell – tell
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) The dry leaves whisper
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) goat (b) noon (c) book
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – balloon (b) noon – blouse (c) noon – balloon
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – old (b) note – fun (c) bun – fun
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – smell (b) book – smell (c) shell – light
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) cat (b) smell (c) fog
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) sky (b) cake (c) train
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – white (b) book – sun (c) fun – sun
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – cook (b) shell – tell (c) shed – tell
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) chain (b) look (c) play
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) red (b) fold (c) fun
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Diyas glow at night (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song

Answer key

  1. Morning bells ring out
  2. 7
  3. 3
  4. gold – fold
  5. bun – one
  6. bold – fold
  7. 7
  8. cook – hook
  9. bright
  10. Waves carry shells to the shore
  11. rake
  12. bed
  13. well – tell
  14. Children splash in muddy lanes
  15. rain – chain
  16. The lazy cow chews and chews
  17. kite – white
  18. stay
  19. 3
  20. 3
  21. blouse – house
  22. smell – tell
  23. The baby laughs at the moon
  24. 1
  25. book
  26. noon – balloon
  27. bun – fun
  28. shell – smell
  29. cat
  30. The dry leaves whisper
  31. train
  32. fun – sun
  33. 3
  34. 7
  35. shell – tell
  36. 7
  37. look
  38. 1
  39. fun
  40. Diyas glow at night

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