Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 3 · 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:
   “My kitten sleeps in the sun” (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
2. 2.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) hook (b) noon (c) bright
3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – dog (b) frog – dog (c) frog – knee
4. 4.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) car (b) balloon (c) stay
5. 5.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) cat (b) run (c) bold
6. 6.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) fog (b) brain (c) light
7. 7.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) sun (b) well (c) kite
8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – shell (b) noon – light (c) bright – light
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Morning bells ring out
11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Morning bells ring out
12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – star (b) far – star (c) far – fly
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
14. 14.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) bed (b) wish (c) coat
15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper” (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
16. 16.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) chain (b) float (c) dog
17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond” (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – gold (b) spoon – hook (c) look – hook
20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon” (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
21. 21.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) bat (b) sing (c) fish
22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors” (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – star (b) train – plain (c) light – plain
25. 25.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) guitar (b) clay (c) spoon
26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – spoon (b) balloon – spoon (c) balloon – king
27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – chain (b) far – rat (c) mat – rat
28. 28.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) clay (b) cake (c) boat
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
33. 33.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) bee (b) house (c) shed
34. 34.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) Rain taps on the roof (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) A frog on a leaf
36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly” (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
37. 37.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) swing (b) train (c) soon
38. 38.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) dog (b) mat (c) dish
39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) one – kite (b) night – lake (c) night – kite
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3

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