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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 901 · 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) Little ants march on (b) A frog on a leaf (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) fly (b) one (c) rake
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – plain (b) dog – balloon (c) spoon – balloon
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) bright (b) one (c) swish
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) look (b) bed (c) mouse
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) pie (b) rain (c) star
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – one (b) bat – cat (c) rake – cat
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) tray (b) float (c) bat
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – far (b) rain – dish (c) swish – dish
  16. 16.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) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) star (b) head (c) king
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – tell (b) swish – coat (c) float – coat
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) dog (b) gold (c) bun
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) pie (b) white (c) hat
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – float (b) balloon – float (c) goat – day
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – tray (b) play – red (c) smell – tray
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – light (b) bright – tree (c) boat – light
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) coat (b) tree (c) ring
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – fish (b) wish – head (c) night – fish
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  35. 35.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) The dry leaves whisper (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) cold (b) tree (c) noon
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – play (b) tray – cat (c) shed – play
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) kite (b) lake (c) house
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – snake (b) rake – bed (c) rake – snake

Answer key

  1. The wind plays with my long hair
  2. fly
  3. spoon – balloon
  4. 7
  5. 5
  6. 5
  7. swish
  8. mouse
  9. 5
  10. pie
  11. bat – cat
  12. float
  13. 1
  14. 7
  15. swish – dish
  16. Waves kiss the warm sand
  17. Morning bells ring out
  18. star
  19. Green parrots chatter all day
  20. 3
  21. float – coat
  22. 5
  23. bun
  24. pie
  25. goat – float
  26. play – tray
  27. bright – light
  28. 3
  29. tree
  30. 5
  31. wish – fish
  32. 2
  33. 3
  34. 3
  35. The puddles shine like mirrors
  36. tree
  37. tray – play
  38. kite
  39. 3
  40. rake – snake

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