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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 932 · 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 FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) car (b) dish (c) mouse
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – sea (b) tree – bed (c) fun – sea
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) gold (b) fog (c) key
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) stay (b) star (c) rake
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – ring (b) swing – ring (c) swing – look
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) night (b) well (c) spoon
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “log”? (a) frog (b) shed (c) rain
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) The dry leaves whisper
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) bun (b) mat (c) swish
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – moon (b) pie – moon (c) spoon – far
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) balloon (b) cake (c) mouse
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) one – far (b) boat – fun (c) one – fun
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “clay”? (a) tray (b) bed (c) sing
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) cake (b) note (c) car
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) my (b) bed (c) jog
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – key (b) sing – ring (c) bun – ring
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) sun (b) wish (c) log
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) house (b) brain (c) sun
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) rain (b) red (c) sky
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – boat (b) note – boat (c) note – moon
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) fun (b) swing (c) fly
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – boat (b) bee – tree (c) fog – tree
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – one (b) knee – sea (c) house – sea
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – balloon (b) noon – shell (c) wing – balloon
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – bread (b) rat – old (c) gold – old
  33. 33.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) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Kites dance in the sky
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – bed (b) far – note (c) coat – note
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) Stars blink one by one (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) night (b) cake (c) car
  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.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7

Answer key

  1. Soft snow on the hills
  2. mouse
  3. tree – sea
  4. key
  5. star
  6. swing – ring
  7. well
  8. frog
  9. Children splash in muddy lanes
  10. swish
  11. spoon – moon
  12. cake
  13. one – fun
  14. tray
  15. car
  16. 7
  17. jog
  18. 7
  19. 7
  20. 7
  21. sing – ring
  22. wish
  23. house
  24. red
  25. note – boat
  26. 5
  27. fly
  28. bee – tree
  29. The puddles shine like mirrors
  30. knee – sea
  31. noon – balloon
  32. gold – old
  33. Kites dance in the sky
  34. coat – note
  35. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  36. Peacocks spread their tails
  37. cake
  38. 7
  39. 4
  40. 7

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