Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 246 · 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.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) The wind plays with my long hair
2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – dog (b) jog – pie (c) light – dog
3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “The kite string tugs at my hand” (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
4. 4.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) king (b) bun (c) stay
5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – hat (b) mat – chain (c) mat – hat
6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Diyas glow at night
7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Clouds drift past the hill” (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – kite (b) bee – knee (c) dish – knee
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
10. 10.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) mouse (b) cold (c) look
11. 11.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) bat (b) day (c) brain
12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose” (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – fly (b) pie – well (c) red – fly
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – ring (b) shed – bat (c) rat – bat
16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) A green parrot sings
18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Little ants march on (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – bat (b) cat – bee (c) cat – bat
20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest” (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
21. 21.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) clay (b) moon (c) knee
22. 22.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) tree (b) head (c) rain
23. 23.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) Diyas glow at night (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
24. 24.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) kite (b) fog (c) float
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
26. 26.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) wing (b) red (c) white
27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
29. 29.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) smell (b) sing (c) kite
30. 30.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) lake (b) frog (c) pie
31. 31.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) king (b) mouse (c) well
32. 32.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) ring (b) log (c) pie
33. 33.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) clay (b) fish (c) cake
34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – log (b) plain – rain (c) cake – rain
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – sing (b) bread – sing (c) king – well
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly” (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
39. 39.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) noon (b) bat (c) chain
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5

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