Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 165 · 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.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – well (b) bell – bun (c) play – well
2. 2.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) rake (b) balloon (c) my
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) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Bees hum near the pond
4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – tray (b) day – tray (c) day – cook
6. 6.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) white (b) goat (c) sun
7. 7.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) note (b) fly (c) bat
8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Children splash in muddy lanes” (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
9. 9.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) key (b) fish (c) gold
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – blouse (b) house – wish (c) key – blouse
12. 12.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) note (b) my (c) night
13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – snake (b) high – train (c) plain – train
14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof” (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads” (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
16. 16.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) balloon (b) hat (c) bun
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – book (b) look – noon (c) tray – book
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
23. 23.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) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – one (b) run – one (c) run – log
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) stay – chain (b) plain – frog (c) plain – chain
27. 27.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) lake (b) boat (c) log
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – jar (b) hat – jar (c) far – key
30. 30.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) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Bees hum near the pond
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf” (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
33. 33.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) fog (b) bed (c) old
34. 34.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) fish (b) white (c) guitar
35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – mouse (b) house – bold (c) house – mouse
36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – noon (b) rake – jog (c) dog – jog
37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – wing (b) bun – sun (c) key – sun
38. 38.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) sing (b) noon (c) fish
39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
40. 40.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) cook (b) bright (c) dish

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