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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 734 · 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 carry shells to the shore (b) Stars blink one by one (c) A green parrot sings
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  3. 3.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) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) A green parrot sings
  4. 4.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) Bees hum near the pond (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  5. 5.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) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) guitar (b) goat (c) log
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – plain (b) bright – dog (c) frog – dog
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  12. 12.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 lazy cow chews and chews (c) Soft snow on the hills
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  15. 15.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) Kites dance in the sky
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – mouse (b) stay – rake (c) lake – rake
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) fog (b) run (c) knee
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – jog (b) one – jog (c) dog – noon
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – smell (b) lake – bat (c) hat – bat
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) bed (b) cook (c) old
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – cat (b) rat – cat (c) rat – red
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – star (b) swish – star (c) car – lake
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – wish (b) book – hook (c) white – hook
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) pie (b) chain (c) house
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) white (b) rain (c) jog
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – hat (b) rat – hat (c) rat – hook
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) smell (b) night (c) cold
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – goat (b) coat – goat (c) coat – key
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) old (b) rat (c) dish
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – bee (b) tree – blouse (c) coat – bee

Answer key

  1. Waves carry shells to the shore
  2. 4
  3. A green parrot sings
  4. Bees hum near the pond
  5. Paper boats sail down the drain
  6. 7
  7. log
  8. frog – dog
  9. 5
  10. 5
  11. 2
  12. The lazy cow chews and chews
  13. 5
  14. 7
  15. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  16. 5
  17. 5
  18. lake – rake
  19. Clouds drift past the hill
  20. 3
  21. 3
  22. 7
  23. fog
  24. dog – jog
  25. hat – bat
  26. 7
  27. cook
  28. rat – cat
  29. car – star
  30. Rain taps on the roof
  31. book – hook
  32. house
  33. A frog on a leaf
  34. white
  35. rat – hat
  36. cold
  37. coat – goat
  38. old
  39. 7
  40. tree – bee

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