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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 68 · 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) bed – fun (b) run – fun (c) run – brain
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) sun (b) rain (c) spoon
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – rake (b) cake – fish (c) cake – rake
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Little ants march on
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – well (b) tell – well (c) tell – car
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – bread (b) bee – bread (c) red – king
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – star (b) red – goat (c) boat – goat
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – bake (b) cake – bake (c) cake – key
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) cook (b) knee (c) rain
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  16. 16.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) The moon, round and white
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) sea (b) bright (c) cat
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) rain (b) lake (c) light
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  20. 20.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) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) Morning bells ring out (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Soft snow on the hills
  25. 25.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) Green parrots chatter all day (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) run (b) kite (c) tray
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “fold”? (a) bat (b) shell (c) gold
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – balloon (b) chain – balloon (c) soon – log
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – stay (b) boat – sun (c) run – sun
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) kite (b) brain (c) sky
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  33. 33.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) Mangoes in the sun (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) The dry leaves whisper
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – light (b) night – day (c) night – light
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – night (b) white – moon (c) white – night
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – frog (b) fun – one (c) bat – one
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8

Answer key

  1. run – fun
  2. 7
  3. spoon
  4. cake – rake
  5. Little ants march on
  6. tell – well
  7. red – bread
  8. 7
  9. 2
  10. boat – goat
  11. 5
  12. cake – bake
  13. 7
  14. rain
  15. Kites dance in the sky
  16. The moon, round and white
  17. bright
  18. light
  19. 3
  20. Waves carry shells to the shore
  21. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  22. 3
  23. Morning bells ring out
  24. Soft snow on the hills
  25. Mangoes in the sun
  26. kite
  27. gold
  28. soon – balloon
  29. run – sun
  30. 4
  31. brain
  32. 7
  33. The puddles shine like mirrors
  34. 7
  35. The dry leaves whisper
  36. 4
  37. night – light
  38. white – night
  39. fun – one
  40. 7

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