Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 199 · 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 “well”? (a) coat (b) tell (c) fish
2. 2.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) float (b) old (c) play
3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – stay (b) sing – king (c) wish – king
5. 5.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) fish (b) one (c) cake
6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – smell (b) well – cat (c) fog – smell
7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – fish (b) balloon – fish (c) swish – goat
8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – one (b) fun – shed (c) fun – one
9. 9.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) old (b) play (c) shell
10. 10.Which word rhymes with “clay”? (a) fish (b) day (c) cake
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
14. 14.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) run (b) jar (c) old
15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair” (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Mangoes in the sun
17. 17.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Morning bells ring out
18. 18.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) mat (b) book (c) rake
19. 19.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) noon (b) far (c) fish
20. 20.Which word rhymes with “log”? (a) wish (b) frog (c) old
21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – brain (b) rain – cat (c) wing – brain
22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – bee (b) run – rain (c) train – rain
23. 23.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) car (b) bat (c) mouse
24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
25. 25.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) boat (b) snake (c) swing
26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors” (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
27. 27.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) train (b) log (c) bee
28. 28.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) plain (b) well (c) dish
29. 29.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) bee (b) rat (c) boat
30. 30.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) sea (b) chain (c) goat
31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) The baby laughs at the moon
32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – hat (b) light – hat (c) cat – cake
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
34. 34.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) car (b) knee (c) tell
35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) The moon, round and white
38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) clay – day (b) clay – mouse (c) swish – day
39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – plain (b) play – day (c) knee – day
40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – bun (b) shed – float (c) note – float

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