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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 570 · 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) Stars blink one by one (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) old (b) my (c) one
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – white (b) sun – fun (c) hook – fun
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  8. 8.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) Stars blink one by one (c) Mangoes in the sun
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) book (b) train (c) dish
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – plain (b) train – play (c) train – plain
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) look (b) bell (c) wing
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) well (b) dish (c) bee
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – noon (b) soon – swish (c) soon – noon
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) key (b) play (c) head
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – bake (b) moon – bake (c) cake – rain
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) cook (b) knee (c) sky
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – smell (b) tell – my (c) tell – smell
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) frog (b) mat (c) mouse
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – log (b) jog – hat (c) jog – log
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – jog (b) fog – far (c) fog – jog
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  30. 30.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) Morning bells ring out (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  31. 31.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) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) bake (b) head (c) kite
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – dog (b) day – play (c) house – play
  38. 38.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) day (b) moon (c) boat

Answer key

  1. The kite string tugs at my hand
  2. 7
  3. 2
  4. 7
  5. my
  6. sun – fun
  7. 3
  8. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  9. 5
  10. book
  11. train – plain
  12. bell
  13. dish
  14. 5
  15. soon – noon
  16. 4
  17. 5
  18. 5
  19. head
  20. cake – bake
  21. cook
  22. tell – smell
  23. mat
  24. jog – log
  25. Bees hum near the pond
  26. 5
  27. 2
  28. fog – jog
  29. 5
  30. Morning bells ring out
  31. The puddles shine like mirrors
  32. kite
  33. Peacocks spread their tails
  34. 7
  35. 7
  36. 5
  37. day – play
  38. Children splash in muddy lanes
  39. 5
  40. moon

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