← Poems: rhyme and haiku lesson New set →

Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 258 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – night (b) soon – fold (c) gold – fold
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – bed (b) bread – sky (c) bread – bed
  4. 4.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) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Morning bells ring out
  5. 5.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) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – tell (b) kite – rat (c) cat – rat
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) balloon (b) blouse (c) fold
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) sun (b) jar (c) bed
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) dish (b) tell (c) white
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) fish (b) star (c) key
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) key (b) fold (c) moon
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – shell (b) bat – look (c) cook – look
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – night (b) white – fold (c) look – night
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – frog (b) fog – frog (c) fog – goat
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) cat (b) fly (c) goat
  28. 28.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) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Mangoes in the sun
  30. 30.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) Little ants march on (c) The temple bells ring softly
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) chain (b) boat (c) kite
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) The old banyan tree (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  35. 35.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) Bees hum near the pond (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  37. 37.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) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) rain (b) star (c) bee
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) high – gold (b) fold – gold (c) fold – bun
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) boat (b) brain (c) hat

Answer key

  1. gold – fold
  2. 5
  3. bread – bed
  4. Morning bells ring out
  5. Waves kiss the warm sand
  6. A frog on a leaf
  7. cat – rat
  8. 3
  9. 2
  10. fold
  11. 5
  12. jar
  13. white
  14. 2
  15. key
  16. A cat on the wall
  17. 7
  18. moon
  19. Diyas glow at night
  20. cook – look
  21. 5
  22. white – night
  23. 4
  24. 2
  25. Stars blink one by one
  26. fog – frog
  27. cat
  28. Little ants march on
  29. Mangoes in the sun
  30. The temple bells ring softly
  31. 3
  32. kite
  33. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  34. 4
  35. The lazy cow chews and chews
  36. 2
  37. Waves carry shells to the shore
  38. star
  39. fold – gold
  40. hat

Free creative writing lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/creative-writing-for-kids