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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 637 · 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 pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – fun (b) sun – book (c) bat – fun
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) soon (b) fog (c) head
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – run (b) sun – fog (c) sun – run
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) A cat on the wall
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – blouse (b) red – shed (c) white – shed
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) soon (b) bun (c) snake
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) stay (b) fish (c) look
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) far (b) night (c) bat
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – bold (b) key – cake (c) snake – cake
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) jog (b) bee (c) shed
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) car (b) soon (c) knee
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – shed (b) white – bright (c) far – bright
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – tray (b) day – float (c) day – tray
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – log (b) light – white (c) bee – white
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Hot chai in a cup
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – white (b) soon – spoon (c) mouse – spoon
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) The moon, round and white
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cold – kite (b) light – kite (c) light – soon
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) bread (b) bat (c) took
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) balloon (b) ring (c) boat
  31. 31.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) Kites dance in the sky (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – blouse (b) house – blouse (c) house – bell
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) tree (b) note (c) swish
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) sun (b) stay (c) car
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) night (b) cake (c) moon
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) far (b) shell (c) book
  39. 39.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) Rain taps on the roof (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6

Answer key

  1. sun – fun
  2. 5
  3. soon
  4. sun – run
  5. 5
  6. The baby laughs at the moon
  7. red – shed
  8. 5
  9. snake
  10. 5
  11. fish
  12. bat
  13. 7
  14. snake – cake
  15. 3
  16. shed
  17. 5
  18. car
  19. white – bright
  20. 7
  21. day – tray
  22. 3
  23. 3
  24. light – white
  25. Hot chai in a cup
  26. soon – spoon
  27. The lazy cow chews and chews
  28. light – kite
  29. bat
  30. ring
  31. Green parrots chatter all day
  32. house – blouse
  33. Waves kiss the warm sand
  34. 1
  35. swish
  36. car
  37. night
  38. shell
  39. Rain taps on the roof
  40. 5

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