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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 728 · 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) The baby laughs at the moon (b) A cat on the wall (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  2. 2.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) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Diyas glow at night
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) guitar (b) mouse (c) noon
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – knee (b) sea – boat (c) spoon – knee
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – bat (b) mat – light (c) fold – bat
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) my – pie (b) my – sing (c) mouse – pie
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – plain (b) goat – note (c) pie – note
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) bell (b) sky (c) kite
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – car (b) cook – car (c) guitar – night
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) bat (b) float (c) spoon
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Soft snow on the hills
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – rain (b) dog – high (c) sky – high
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – note (b) coat – mat (c) coat – note
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – cold (b) fold – cold (c) fold – dog
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  22. 22.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) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) jar (b) swish (c) play
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) brain (b) lake (c) boat
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) my – fly (b) my – key (c) far – fly
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) spoon (b) mat (c) log
  30. 30.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 kite string tugs at my hand (c) Bees hum near the pond
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) guitar (b) plain (c) high
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Kites dance in the sky
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) frog (b) fun (c) knee
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) bright (b) jar (c) bread
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – night (b) white – dog (c) white – night
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) moon (b) high (c) shed
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) Little ants march on (c) The moon, round and white

Answer key

  1. The baby laughs at the moon
  2. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  3. mouse
  4. sea – knee
  5. mat – bat
  6. 2
  7. my – pie
  8. goat – note
  9. sky
  10. 4
  11. guitar – car
  12. 4
  13. 5
  14. spoon
  15. 7
  16. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  17. sky – high
  18. coat – note
  19. fold – cold
  20. 5
  21. 5
  22. Waves kiss the warm sand
  23. Monsoon clouds roll in
  24. 7
  25. swish
  26. lake
  27. my – fly
  28. 7
  29. mat
  30. The kite string tugs at my hand
  31. high
  32. Kites dance in the sky
  33. knee
  34. The dry leaves whisper
  35. 3
  36. bread
  37. white – night
  38. 3
  39. moon
  40. A brown sparrow builds a nest

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