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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 806 · 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) A frog on a leaf (c) Mangoes in the sun
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – jar (b) star – soon (c) sky – jar
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – spoon (b) balloon – wing (c) car – spoon
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – tray (b) day – brain (c) day – tray
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Diyas glow at night
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Bees hum near the pond
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – book (b) dog – fog (c) fold – fog
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) spoon (b) play (c) brain
  13. 13.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Bees hum near the pond
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) blouse (b) frog (c) hat
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) cake (b) my (c) rain
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) stay – moon (b) spoon – knee (c) spoon – moon
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) noon (b) bright (c) my
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Little ants march on
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) tell (b) cat (c) bright
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – boat (b) sun – guitar (c) car – guitar
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – chain (b) train – lake (c) smell – chain
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – bee (b) ring – shed (c) bed – shed
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) frog (b) bee (c) star
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – mouse (b) house – balloon (c) house – mouse
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – boat (b) float – brain (c) rat – boat
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) rake (b) cold (c) swing
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) moon (b) red (c) bun
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – bread (b) high – key (c) tree – key
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (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) Clouds drift past the hill (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) bun (b) bright (c) mouse
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) clay (b) kite (c) bat
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – bat (b) mat – house (c) mat – bat
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. Waves carry shells to the shore
  2. star – jar
  3. balloon – spoon
  4. day – tray
  5. 3
  6. 7
  7. Diyas glow at night
  8. The kite string tugs at my hand
  9. dog – fog
  10. 3
  11. 3
  12. brain
  13. Bees hum near the pond
  14. 3
  15. hat
  16. rain
  17. 1
  18. 2
  19. spoon – moon
  20. noon
  21. The baby laughs at the moon
  22. cat
  23. car – guitar
  24. train – chain
  25. bed – shed
  26. star
  27. house – mouse
  28. 7
  29. float – boat
  30. swing
  31. bun
  32. 4
  33. tree – key
  34. 1
  35. 5
  36. Clouds drift past the hill
  37. mouse
  38. kite
  39. mat – bat
  40. 2

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