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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 688 · 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.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – brain (b) rain – play (c) rain – brain
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) bake (b) spoon (c) rat
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) shed (b) fog (c) fish
  11. 11.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) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) fish (b) rain (c) white
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “clay”? (a) sun (b) high (c) day
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – white (b) boat – float (c) brain – float
  16. 16.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) The old banyan tree (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) swish (b) day (c) soon
  19. 19.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) The dry leaves whisper (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) goat (b) jar (c) dish
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) The dry leaves whisper
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) noon (b) smell (c) dish
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) kite (b) shell (c) sea
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – sky (b) high – sky (c) high – bold
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) sky (b) bell (c) blouse
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) run (b) sky (c) note
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) bread (b) key (c) fish
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – bee (b) sky – king (c) swing – king
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – night (b) kite – rain (c) rake – night
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) fly (b) balloon (c) fish

Answer key

  1. Stars blink one by one
  2. 5
  3. 1
  4. 5
  5. rain – brain
  6. 5
  7. rat
  8. 7
  9. 3
  10. shed
  11. Kites dance in the sky
  12. 4
  13. fish
  14. day
  15. boat – float
  16. Waves carry shells to the shore
  17. 5
  18. soon
  19. The dry leaves whisper
  20. dish
  21. 5
  22. 2
  23. 5
  24. Green parrots chatter all day
  25. smell
  26. sea
  27. high – sky
  28. bell
  29. run
  30. 2
  31. 5
  32. bread
  33. 4
  34. swing – king
  35. 7
  36. 7
  37. kite – night
  38. 3
  39. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  40. fly

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