Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 266 · 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 “boat”? (a) red (b) dish (c) coat
2. 2.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) bake (b) hat (c) red
3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “The kite string tugs at my hand” (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
4. 4.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) hook (b) sea (c) well
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
6. 6.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) hook (b) boat (c) blouse
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) Diyas glow at night (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Waves carry shells to the shore” (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
10. 10.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) Bees hum near the pond (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day” (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – light (b) plain – light (c) white – sun
14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) The temple bells ring softly
15. 15.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) boat (b) train (c) cat
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
17. 17.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) bun (b) coat (c) jar
18. 18.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) light (b) snake (c) hat
19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
20. 20.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) shed (b) dish (c) ring
21. 21.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) kite (b) brain (c) high
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Mangoes in the sun
24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – fun (b) kite – brain (c) rain – brain
25. 25.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) car (b) blouse (c) day
26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – light (b) balloon – shell (c) smell – shell
27. 27.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) fly (b) car (c) ring
28. 28.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) chain (b) smell (c) mouse
29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – red (b) bread – night (c) run – red
30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – high (b) pie – high (c) pie – key
31. 31.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) bee (b) mat (c) dog
32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
33. 33.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) bed (b) stay (c) well
34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate” (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – swing (b) spoon – swing (c) sing – bold
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
39. 39.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) bee (b) spoon (c) lake
40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – spoon (b) swish – spoon (c) moon – pie

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