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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 838 · 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) Morning bells ring out (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – blouse (b) knee – bee (c) bread – bee
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) bell (b) bright (c) bake
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) bee (b) spoon (c) log
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) hat (b) snake (c) clay
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) A green parrot sings
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – head (b) noon – head (c) red – key
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) rat (b) look (c) smell
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) bat (b) well (c) goat
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  15. 15.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Diyas glow at night
  16. 16.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) Morning bells ring out (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) noon (b) fly (c) shed
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) A cat on the wall (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) The dry leaves whisper
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) train (b) one (c) cake
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – tree (b) knee – spoon (c) light – tree
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) my – moon (b) spoon – moon (c) spoon – jog
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) A green parrot sings
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) night (b) noon (c) mat
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) head (b) day (c) night
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  33. 33.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) A green parrot sings
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – night (b) star – tree (c) sea – tree
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) lake (b) bat (c) spoon
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – swish (b) wish – tree (c) rat – swish
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) Morning bells ring out
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) fold (b) clay (c) sea

Answer key

  1. The kite string tugs at my hand
  2. knee – bee
  3. bell
  4. spoon
  5. clay
  6. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  7. 4
  8. 3
  9. red – head
  10. 5
  11. smell
  12. 1
  13. goat
  14. 3
  15. Diyas glow at night
  16. Morning bells ring out
  17. shed
  18. A cat on the wall
  19. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  20. 3
  21. 5
  22. 3
  23. cake
  24. 4
  25. 5
  26. knee – tree
  27. spoon – moon
  28. A green parrot sings
  29. 3
  30. night
  31. night
  32. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  33. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  34. 2
  35. sea – tree
  36. spoon
  37. 5
  38. wish – swish
  39. Green parrots chatter all day
  40. clay

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