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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 94 · 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 “clay”? (a) day (b) red (c) run
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Little ants march on (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  5. 5.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 old banyan tree (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – brain (b) chain – brain (c) chain – star
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “log”? (a) stay (b) dog (c) chain
  8. 8.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 lazy cow chews and chews (c) Little ants march on
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – float (b) rat – one (c) run – one
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) my – high (b) my – night (c) clay – high
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “clay”? (a) moon (b) stay (c) rake
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) sun (b) far (c) tree
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – clay (b) smell – bell (c) jar – bell
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – rat (b) kite – light (c) house – light
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Kites dance in the sky
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) jog (b) book (c) dish
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) ring (b) noon (c) day
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) light (b) shed (c) rain
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) knee (b) car (c) gold
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) The old banyan tree (c) Soft snow on the hills
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) boat (b) chain (c) jar
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) hook (b) mouse (c) cat
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – cake (b) king – spoon (c) moon – spoon
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) Stars blink one by one (c) A frog on a leaf
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) Stars blink one by one (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. day
  2. 7
  3. Little ants march on
  4. 3
  5. The old banyan tree
  6. chain – brain
  7. dog
  8. The lazy cow chews and chews
  9. run – one
  10. 5
  11. 7
  12. 2
  13. my – high
  14. 7
  15. stay
  16. sun
  17. smell – bell
  18. kite – light
  19. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  20. 1
  21. jog
  22. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  23. noon
  24. 3
  25. rain
  26. gold
  27. 5
  28. The temple bells ring softly
  29. jar
  30. 3
  31. mouse
  32. 1
  33. 3
  34. 7
  35. moon – spoon
  36. 5
  37. 5
  38. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  39. Stars blink one by one
  40. 5

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