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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 866 · 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) Clouds drift past the hill (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) A green parrot sings
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – cat (b) hat – cat (c) hat – fly
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – pie (b) bold – far (c) star – far
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) car (b) took (c) my
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) bright (b) chain (c) red
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) frog (b) dish (c) boat
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – boat (b) bold – boat (c) goat – sky
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) knee (b) blouse (c) wing
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) bold (b) cook (c) shell
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cold – bold (b) tell – bold (c) cold – boat
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – bee (b) sea – lake (c) sea – bee
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) mouse (b) dog (c) snake
  26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Hot chai in a cup
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – goat (b) float – rain (c) float – goat
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) tell (b) balloon (c) jar
  29. 29.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) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) Diyas glow at night (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) pie (b) boat (c) wish
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) dish (b) bun (c) mouse
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – plain (b) sun – red (c) shed – red
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) wish (b) ring (c) blouse
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) smell (b) rake (c) fog
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – well (b) bell – tree (c) run – well

Answer key

  1. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  2. 2
  3. 7
  4. hat – cat
  5. star – far
  6. 5
  7. 3
  8. 3
  9. my
  10. chain
  11. frog
  12. goat – boat
  13. 5
  14. 5
  15. 4
  16. 7
  17. 5
  18. 5
  19. wing
  20. shell
  21. Peacocks spread their tails
  22. 7
  23. cold – bold
  24. sea – bee
  25. mouse
  26. Hot chai in a cup
  27. float – goat
  28. balloon
  29. Waves kiss the warm sand
  30. 3
  31. 3
  32. The puddles shine like mirrors
  33. boat
  34. dish
  35. shed – red
  36. ring
  37. 5
  38. 7
  39. fog
  40. bell – well

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