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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 662 · 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 “note”? (a) float (b) light (c) well
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Morning bells ring out (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – log (b) dog – jar (c) dog – log
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – frog (b) log – car (c) log – frog
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) sky (b) look (c) dish
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) fish (b) spoon (c) star
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – wish (b) chain – rain (c) bell – rain
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – took (b) frog – white (c) kite – white
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) Morning bells ring out
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) The moon, round and white (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – kite (b) wish – king (c) ring – king
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – gold (b) shell – cake (c) lake – cake
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – swing (b) wing – swing (c) wing – play
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – hook (b) run – guitar (c) star – guitar
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) snake (b) tree (c) star
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) star (b) lake (c) swing
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) A green parrot sings (c) Stars blink one by one
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) cake (b) bee (c) wing
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) fold (b) night (c) sky
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – far (b) guitar – fog (c) guitar – far
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) plain (b) moon (c) cake
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – high (b) pie – high (c) pie – look
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) car (b) swing (c) sea

Answer key

  1. float
  2. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  3. 3
  4. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  5. dog – log
  6. 7
  7. 5
  8. log – frog
  9. sky
  10. 3
  11. 5
  12. fish
  13. chain – rain
  14. kite – white
  15. Children splash in muddy lanes
  16. The moon, round and white
  17. ring – king
  18. A frog on a leaf
  19. lake – cake
  20. 7
  21. 7
  22. Little ants march on
  23. 1
  24. wing – swing
  25. star – guitar
  26. 5
  27. 2
  28. 2
  29. star
  30. lake
  31. The puddles shine like mirrors
  32. cake
  33. night
  34. guitar – far
  35. 2
  36. moon
  37. pie – high
  38. 5
  39. 5
  40. car

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