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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 855 · 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.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) bee (b) well (c) mouse
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) A green parrot sings
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – red (b) light – red (c) bed – boat
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – soon (b) noon – bake (c) noon – soon
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) wing (b) hat (c) took
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – cake (b) bake – king (c) rat – cake
  10. 10.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) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Mangoes in the sun
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) blouse (b) float (c) look
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) gold (b) night (c) swish
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – spoon (b) soon – bed (c) cake – spoon
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) key (b) tray (c) jar
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) gold (b) wing (c) bake
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) cake (b) note (c) fly
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) plain (b) rake (c) wish
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – knee (b) bee – look (c) bee – knee
  23. 23.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) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) fly (b) bread (c) bold
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Morning bells ring out
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – fish (b) swish – boat (c) smell – fish
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – rain (b) car – cat (c) mat – cat
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) log (b) brain (c) hook
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) wing (b) goat (c) gold
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) dog (b) rain (c) house
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) king (b) bake (c) head
  37. 37.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) A cat on the wall
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – swish (b) snake – lake (c) swing – lake
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. mouse
  2. A green parrot sings
  3. 1
  4. The baby laughs at the moon
  5. bed – red
  6. noon – soon
  7. 7
  8. took
  9. bake – cake
  10. Mangoes in the sun
  11. blouse
  12. 5
  13. swish
  14. soon – spoon
  15. 5
  16. jar
  17. 5
  18. bake
  19. fly
  20. wish
  21. 1
  22. bee – knee
  23. Clouds drift past the hill
  24. 2
  25. 7
  26. bread
  27. 3
  28. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  29. swish – fish
  30. mat – cat
  31. 1
  32. brain
  33. gold
  34. dog
  35. 5
  36. bake
  37. A cat on the wall
  38. snake – lake
  39. 2
  40. 5

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