Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 236 · 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 “fold”? (a) tray (b) noon (c) gold
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
3. 3.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) my (b) sea (c) blouse
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
8. 8.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) wish (b) bright (c) tree
9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – float (b) log – jar (c) star – jar
10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly” (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors” (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – pie (b) fish – tray (c) play – tray
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
17. 17.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) rake (b) high (c) bold
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
19. 19.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) bell (b) chain (c) sing
20. 20.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) noon (b) house (c) my
21. 21.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) dog (b) lake (c) red
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – white (b) swish – white (c) light – stay
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads” (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall” (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
29. 29.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) fog (b) book (c) coat
30. 30.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) Soft snow on the hills (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper” (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
32. 32.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) The moon, round and white
33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – king (b) ring – king (c) ring – sea
34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – car (b) look – book (c) plain – book
35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – lake (b) bake – lake (c) bake – wing
36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – light (b) lake – float (c) note – float
37. 37.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) bun (b) clay (c) well
38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – cake (b) well – bright (c) night – bright
39. 39.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Rain taps on the roof
40. 40.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) one (b) blouse (c) note

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