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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 595 · 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.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) rat (b) ring (c) sea
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Stars blink one by one (c) Kites dance in the sky
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – well (b) gold – bold (c) dish – bold
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – fish (b) mouse – blouse (c) lake – blouse
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) boat (b) head (c) shell
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  9. 9.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) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) hook (b) clay (c) sky
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – tree (b) sea – clay (c) bat – tree
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – bed (b) shed – jog (c) rat – bed
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – brain (b) run – one (c) lake – one
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – soon (b) book – far (c) guitar – far
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) dish (b) gold (c) look
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) cold (b) bun (c) rat
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) bread (b) tray (c) chain
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – tell (b) rain – bread (c) bed – bread
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) head (b) light (c) far
  25. 25.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 kite string tugs at my hand (c) A frog on a leaf
  26. 26.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) The temple bells ring softly (c) Mangoes in the sun
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) soon (b) lake (c) rat
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – star (b) far – gold (c) far – star
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – red (b) sea – red (c) shed – fun
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – tree (b) knee – fog (c) knee – tree
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – bold (b) chain – train (c) knee – train
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  3. sea
  4. Paper boats sail down the drain
  5. gold – bold
  6. mouse – blouse
  7. boat
  8. Diyas glow at night
  9. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  10. 5
  11. 1
  12. sky
  13. sea – tree
  14. shed – bed
  15. 7
  16. 2
  17. run – one
  18. guitar – far
  19. 4
  20. gold
  21. bun
  22. tray
  23. bed – bread
  24. light
  25. The kite string tugs at my hand
  26. The temple bells ring softly
  27. soon
  28. 5
  29. Mangoes in the sun
  30. 5
  31. Waves kiss the warm sand
  32. 7
  33. 3
  34. 5
  35. Hot chai in a cup
  36. far – star
  37. shed – red
  38. knee – tree
  39. chain – train
  40. 5

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