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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 601 · 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:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – wing (b) ring – star (c) swish – wing
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – plain (b) train – dog (c) train – plain
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – balloon (b) moon – balloon (c) moon – house
  5. 5.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) Kites dance in the sky
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – blouse (b) bat – hat (c) pie – hat
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) one – well (b) cat – run (c) one – run
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) rain (b) tree (c) shed
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) Rain taps on the roof
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – car (b) star – coat (c) star – car
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) swish (b) star (c) fun
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) fold (b) wish (c) light
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – rain (b) jar – rain (c) plain – day
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – car (b) well – my (c) sky – my
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – ring (b) blouse – float (c) boat – float
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) sing (b) white (c) knee
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) day (b) brain (c) hat
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – stay (b) white – king (c) swing – king
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – white (b) light – mouse (c) light – white
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) hat (b) my (c) tree
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  34. 34.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) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) one – bun (b) jog – bun (c) one – note
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) chain (b) moon (c) look
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – hook (b) shed – hook (c) cook – dog
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. ring – wing
  3. train – plain
  4. moon – balloon
  5. The baby laughs at the moon
  6. 5
  7. bat – hat
  8. one – run
  9. rain
  10. 5
  11. The kite string tugs at my hand
  12. 2
  13. star – car
  14. swish
  15. 4
  16. 7
  17. fold
  18. 5
  19. 3
  20. plain – rain
  21. sky – my
  22. 3
  23. 2
  24. 1
  25. boat – float
  26. sing
  27. brain
  28. 7
  29. swing – king
  30. light – white
  31. 3
  32. hat
  33. 3
  34. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  35. one – bun
  36. look
  37. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  38. cook – hook
  39. Waves kiss the warm sand
  40. 5

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