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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 644 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) stay (b) shed (c) blouse
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – brain (b) rain – hat (c) rain – brain
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – spoon (b) moon – sun (c) jog – spoon
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – fold (b) swish – fish (c) play – fish
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) jog (b) rat (c) house
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) key (b) sing (c) dish
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) wish (b) smell (c) star
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – tree (b) moon – house (c) mouse – house
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “goat”? (a) note (b) far (c) look
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – king (b) wing – king (c) wing – took
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – fish (b) ring – king (c) book – king
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) mat (b) balloon (c) day
  25. 25.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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Morning bells ring out
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Mangoes in the sun
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – soon (b) moon – soon (c) moon – plain
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) bell (b) hook (c) high
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – shed (b) head – fog (c) head – shed
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) bat (b) plain (c) log
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – sing (b) ring – snake (c) ring – sing
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – noon (b) moon – noon (c) moon – mat
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  40. 40.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) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Little ants march on

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 5
  3. 3
  4. blouse
  5. 2
  6. 7
  7. 3
  8. 3
  9. rain – brain
  10. moon – spoon
  11. swish – fish
  12. Hot pakoras on a plate
  13. 7
  14. rat
  15. 3
  16. dish
  17. 7
  18. wish
  19. mouse – house
  20. note
  21. 5
  22. wing – king
  23. ring – king
  24. day
  25. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  26. 4
  27. 2
  28. Mangoes in the sun
  29. moon – soon
  30. high
  31. head – shed
  32. log
  33. ring – sing
  34. Clouds drift past the hill
  35. 4
  36. moon – noon
  37. 5
  38. Waves kiss the warm sand
  39. 5
  40. Little ants march on

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