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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 614 · 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.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) cook (b) jog (c) bell
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) swing (b) note (c) kite
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) coat (b) sing (c) sun
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – bee (b) fold – shed (c) head – shed
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – smell (b) bell – stay (c) bell – smell
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) Little ants march on (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) wish (b) swing (c) rake
  20. 20.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) Mangoes in the sun (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – bell (b) tree – knee (c) sing – knee
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) chain (b) jar (c) red
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – jar (b) play – clay (c) float – clay
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) lake (b) kite (c) log
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) wish (b) bed (c) bat
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – sun (b) fun – sun (c) fun – plain
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – look (b) hook – king (c) hook – look
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) fold (b) jog (c) my
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – bee (b) balloon – bee (c) tree – lake
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) cake (b) star (c) shed
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – sea (b) took – look (c) cake – look
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) brain (b) frog (c) clay
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – run (b) bun – clay (c) bun – run
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – play (b) day – bed (c) day – play
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) balloon (b) wish (c) pie
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) balloon (b) kite (c) old

Answer key

  1. bell
  2. note
  3. 7
  4. 5
  5. 7
  6. 7
  7. 3
  8. 3
  9. 3
  10. 5
  11. 5
  12. sing
  13. Clouds drift past the hill
  14. head – shed
  15. 7
  16. 5
  17. bell – smell
  18. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  19. wish
  20. Mangoes in the sun
  21. tree – knee
  22. 3
  23. red
  24. play – clay
  25. kite
  26. wish
  27. fun – sun
  28. hook – look
  29. 5
  30. fold
  31. tree – bee
  32. shed
  33. took – look
  34. 5
  35. clay
  36. 5
  37. bun – run
  38. day – play
  39. balloon
  40. balloon

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