Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 100 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) The old banyan tree (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
3. 3.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) tray (b) bee (c) far
4. 4.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) dish (b) soon (c) bold
5. 5.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) wing (b) look (c) red
6. 6.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) fun (b) my (c) red
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Kites dance in the sky
9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – float (b) coat – bed (c) coat – float
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – well (b) lake – king (c) swing – king
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – bun (b) guitar – sky (c) pie – sky
15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade” (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – white (b) light – swish (c) light – white
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – guitar (b) star – coat (c) hat – guitar
19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest” (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – look (b) noon – moon (c) mat – moon
21. 21.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) bake (b) wish (c) smell
22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – kite (b) bed – shed (c) fog – shed
23. 23.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) light (b) sky (c) moon
24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun” (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
25. 25.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) jog (b) took (c) swish
26. 26.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) goat (b) moon (c) smell
27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – plain (b) brain – plain (c) brain – head
28. 28.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) dish (b) hat (c) clay
29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – wing (b) sing – wing (c) sing – bread
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – fog (b) spoon – soon (c) fish – soon
33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze” (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – dish (b) fish – bright (c) fish – dish
35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – car (b) jar – red (c) swing – car
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
37. 37.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) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Mangoes in the sun
38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Soft snow on the hills
39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – jog (b) dog – jog (c) dog – bed
40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) A frog on a leaf

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