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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 9 · 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 “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) bright (b) coat (c) play
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) dog (b) pie (c) bat
  5. 5.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) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) The old banyan tree
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – pie (b) balloon – spoon (c) dog – spoon
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – noon (b) bee – knee (c) frog – knee
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) play (b) mat (c) bright
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) pie (b) log (c) chain
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – house (b) mouse – shed (c) mouse – house
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – ring (b) bat – noon (c) moon – noon
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) spoon (b) rake (c) shed
  16. 16.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) Soft snow on the hills (c) Stars blink one by one
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) chain (b) house (c) star
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) snake (b) sky (c) light
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) mouse (b) high (c) moon
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – blouse (b) well – smell (c) fold – smell
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) A green parrot sings
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Morning bells ring out
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) goat (b) cake (c) tree
  32. 32.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) The moon, round and white (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – old (b) far – kite (c) light – kite
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “clay”? (a) swish (b) play (c) brain
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) one – bun (b) one – tray (c) sea – bun
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) frog (b) mat (c) red
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 7
  3. bright
  4. pie
  5. The old banyan tree
  6. 3
  7. 2
  8. balloon – spoon
  9. bee – knee
  10. 7
  11. mat
  12. pie
  13. mouse – house
  14. moon – noon
  15. spoon
  16. Children splash in muddy lanes
  17. star
  18. light
  19. 4
  20. 3
  21. 2
  22. 1
  23. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  24. mouse
  25. well – smell
  26. 5
  27. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  28. Morning bells ring out
  29. 5
  30. 3
  31. goat
  32. The moon, round and white
  33. light – kite
  34. play
  35. one – bun
  36. 4
  37. mat
  38. 5
  39. Diyas glow at night
  40. 3

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