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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 99 · 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.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – spoon (b) moon – spoon (c) moon – play
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – tell (b) blouse – light (c) night – light
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) book (b) night (c) fish
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) key (b) run (c) fold
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – wish (b) dish – wish (c) dish – gold
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) rain (b) bee (c) rake
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) sky (b) bee (c) house
  14. 14.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) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) A frog on a leaf
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  16. 16.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) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Mangoes in the sun
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) jog (b) sing (c) star
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) gold (b) soon (c) book
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) light (b) mouse (c) day
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  23. 23.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) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Soft snow on the hills
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) bat (b) look (c) rake
  25. 25.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) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) A cat on the wall
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) clay – lake (b) red – play (c) clay – play
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) tree (b) plain (c) sun
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) ring (b) house (c) moon
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – look (b) hook – far (c) hook – look
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) bake (b) light (c) train
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) snake (b) day (c) kite
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) sky (b) play (c) mouse
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) pie (b) rain (c) key
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) took (b) snake (c) log
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. 3
  3. moon – spoon
  4. night – light
  5. fish
  6. 1
  7. fold
  8. 5
  9. 5
  10. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  11. dish – wish
  12. bee
  13. bee
  14. A frog on a leaf
  15. 4
  16. Green parrots chatter all day
  17. star
  18. 5
  19. soon
  20. mouse
  21. 2
  22. 3
  23. Paper boats sail down the drain
  24. bat
  25. Waves carry shells to the shore
  26. 7
  27. 7
  28. 5
  29. clay – play
  30. 2
  31. tree
  32. ring
  33. hook – look
  34. bake
  35. 5
  36. snake
  37. mouse
  38. rain
  39. snake
  40. 3

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