Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 215 · 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 “moon”? (a) soon (b) red (c) hook
2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) Little ants march on (c) The baby laughs at the moon
3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “A tiny snail climbs the wall” (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – old (b) gold – old (c) gold – wing
5. 5.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 wind plays with my long hair (c) Mangoes in the sun
6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – run (b) boat – goat (c) day – goat
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – sing (b) stay – blouse (c) house – blouse
9. 9.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) bold (b) bun (c) snake
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – mouse (b) blouse – mouse (c) blouse – float
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
16. 16.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) bun (b) night (c) bold
17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – clay (b) spoon – tree (c) knee – tree
18. 18.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) bell (b) coat (c) sea
19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – sun (b) bun – pie (c) play – sun
20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – plain (b) log – plain (c) chain – fun
21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
23. 23.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) high (b) shed (c) mat
24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
25. 25.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) kite (b) mouse (c) jog
26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair” (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – clay (b) look – took (c) bright – took
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – jar (b) star – stay (c) star – jar
33. 33.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) key (b) took (c) my
34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – sky (b) snake – rake (c) run – rake
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – king (b) key – knee (c) sky – knee
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
38. 38.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) kite (b) float (c) red
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – clay (b) sun – run (c) swing – run

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