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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 562 · 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) The baby laughs at the moon (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) A frog on a leaf
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – cold (b) gold – kite (c) gold – cold
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) log (b) bold (c) spoon
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) dish (b) mouse (c) cat
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  8. 8.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) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – kite (b) lake – cake (c) noon – cake
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – lake (b) sky – bat (c) cat – bat
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – cat (b) swish – wish (c) rain – wish
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) far (b) run (c) hat
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – boat (b) note – play (c) note – boat
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) train (b) bold (c) goat
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) blouse (b) fly (c) cake
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) snake (b) fly (c) cat
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – train (b) ring – swing (c) rat – swing
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – spoon (b) balloon – kite (c) tell – spoon
  32. 32.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) Rain taps on the roof (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) look (b) swish (c) knee
  35. 35.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) A cat on the wall (c) A frog on a leaf
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) cake (b) fish (c) pie
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) ring (b) one (c) brain

Answer key

  1. A frog on a leaf
  2. gold – cold
  3. spoon
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. mouse
  7. 7
  8. A green parrot sings
  9. lake – cake
  10. cat – bat
  11. Soft snow on the hills
  12. Waves kiss the warm sand
  13. 5
  14. swish – wish
  15. 7
  16. far
  17. 3
  18. 5
  19. 7
  20. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  21. 5
  22. note – boat
  23. bold
  24. 2
  25. fly
  26. snake
  27. 5
  28. ring – swing
  29. Bees hum near the pond
  30. 7
  31. balloon – spoon
  32. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  33. 7
  34. look
  35. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  36. cake
  37. 3
  38. 5
  39. 4
  40. one

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