Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 262 · 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.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Cool rain falls on dusty roads” (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Soft snow on the hills” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – lake (b) snake – rain (c) dog – lake
6. 6.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) old (b) lake (c) kite
7. 7.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) mouse (b) wing (c) high
8. 8.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) bright (b) coat (c) tray
9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “The temple bells ring softly” (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree” (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
11. 11.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) rake (b) guitar (c) cat
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – day (b) gold – fold (c) lake – fold
15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – stay (b) sing – stay (c) tray – key
16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun” (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – old (b) gold – tell (c) gold – old
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – day (b) stay – bell (c) stay – day
20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – rake (b) bun – one (c) soon – one
21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) A frog on a leaf
22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Peacocks spread their tails
24. 24.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) Little ants march on (c) The baby laughs at the moon
25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews” (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun” (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
28. 28.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) well (b) blouse (c) dog
29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
30. 30.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) swing (b) chain (c) note
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
32. 32.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) dog (b) mouse (c) cat
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
34. 34.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) lake (b) sing (c) book
35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – bun (b) ring – wing (c) bake – wing
36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – house (b) star – far (c) bread – far
37. 37.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) sun (b) house (c) cold
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
39. 39.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) train (b) white (c) shell
40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – kite (b) bright – balloon (c) bright – kite

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