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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 714 · 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 MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) The dry leaves whisper
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – wish (b) jog – white (c) bright – white
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) old (b) night (c) one
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “goat”? (a) star (b) boat (c) light
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) clay (b) wing (c) bold
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – fish (b) night – tell (c) bell – tell
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) mat (b) sea (c) brain
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – note (b) fun – sky (c) pie – sky
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) sing (b) gold (c) train
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) dish (b) bee (c) spoon
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) play (b) book (c) night
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – sun (b) bun – tray (c) king – sun
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – blouse (b) old – bed (c) shed – bed
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) fun (b) cat (c) hook
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – one (b) day – moon (c) noon – moon
  22. 22.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) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) cat (b) sun (c) balloon
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – bat (b) mat – bat (c) mat – rain
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) The moon, round and white (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – chain (b) tree – chain (c) rain – bright
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – train (b) rain – dog (c) rain – train
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  36. 36.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) Morning bells ring out (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – shed (b) red – soon (c) bee – shed
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  39. 39.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 wind plays with my long hair (c) Bees hum near the pond
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7

Answer key

  1. Green parrots chatter all day
  2. bright – white
  3. one
  4. boat
  5. clay
  6. bell – tell
  7. brain
  8. 3
  9. pie – sky
  10. train
  11. 7
  12. spoon
  13. night
  14. 3
  15. bun – sun
  16. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  17. 4
  18. shed – bed
  19. fun
  20. 7
  21. noon – moon
  22. Waves kiss the warm sand
  23. 5
  24. 5
  25. 5
  26. 5
  27. sun
  28. mat – bat
  29. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  30. 5
  31. rain – chain
  32. rain – train
  33. 5
  34. 3
  35. 3
  36. Morning bells ring out
  37. red – shed
  38. 3
  39. Bees hum near the pond
  40. 7

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