Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 173 · 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 word rhymes with “hook”? (a) look (b) dish (c) white
2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – pie (b) my – pie (c) my – brain
3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “The dry leaves whisper” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – rat (b) cat – run (c) moon – rat
5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – cook (b) star – guitar (c) dog – guitar
6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Little ants march on
7. 7.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) sea (b) night (c) noon
8. 8.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) gold (b) clay (c) bun
9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Monsoon clouds roll in” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails” (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews” (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – tree (b) rain – chain (c) cat – chain
14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain” (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – brain (b) train – brain (c) train – head
16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Little ants march on
17. 17.Which word rhymes with “log”? (a) rat (b) dog (c) bold
18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – rat (b) light – kite (c) rake – kite
20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – run (b) one – snake (c) one – run
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – key (b) tree – star (c) bake – key
23. 23.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) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Stars blink one by one
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – tray (b) book – log (c) fog – log
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills” (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
28. 28.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) took (b) my (c) bread
29. 29.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) old (b) note (c) bright
30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – hat (b) mat – hat (c) mat – rake
31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – star (b) run – star (c) jar – log
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
34. 34.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) knee (b) chain (c) light
35. 35.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) took (b) clay (c) boat
36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall” (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – balloon (b) chain – brain (c) clay – brain
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
39. 39.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) chain (b) fish (c) sea
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3

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