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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 715 · 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) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  2. 2.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) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Soft snow on the hills
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) dog (b) soon (c) bake
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) run (b) house (c) pie
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) fly (b) lake (c) look
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) light (b) log (c) bed
  10. 10.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) Peacocks spread their tails (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – king (b) sing – king (c) sing – wish
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – fly (b) pie – fly (c) pie – chain
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – note (b) float – note (c) float – swing
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – rake (b) house – rake (c) cake – my
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) bee (b) rat (c) shed
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) dish (b) key (c) book
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – noon (b) spoon – tray (c) fun – noon
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – play (b) tray – bread (c) tray – play
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) red (b) light (c) look
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – bee (b) knee – lake (c) coat – bee
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) high – pie (b) high – ring (c) bee – pie
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) night (b) soon (c) cat
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – night (b) play – clay (c) jar – clay
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) boat (b) jog (c) star
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – sea (b) bun – sea (c) knee – far
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) The old banyan tree
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – fish (b) rake – bake (c) bat – bake
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – plain (b) train – dog (c) train – plain
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) The old banyan tree
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) swish (b) jar (c) fun
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) sky (b) tray (c) wing
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. Bees hum near the pond
  2. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  3. soon
  4. house
  5. 5
  6. 5
  7. look
  8. 7
  9. light
  10. Peacocks spread their tails
  11. sing – king
  12. pie – fly
  13. float – note
  14. 4
  15. cake – rake
  16. 7
  17. rat
  18. key
  19. spoon – noon
  20. 5
  21. tray – play
  22. look
  23. 5
  24. 5
  25. knee – bee
  26. high – pie
  27. cat
  28. play – clay
  29. 2
  30. star
  31. knee – sea
  32. The temple bells ring softly
  33. The old banyan tree
  34. rake – bake
  35. train – plain
  36. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  37. 2
  38. fun
  39. sky
  40. 3

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