Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 310 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
3. 3.Which word rhymes with “fold”? (a) car (b) bold (c) bed
4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) The moon, round and white (c) Hot chai in a cup
5. 5.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) swish (b) moon (c) cake
6. 6.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) jar (b) note (c) bold
7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “A frog on a leaf” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (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) The dry leaves whisper (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
12. 12.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) mat (b) shed (c) house
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) high – play (b) day – run (c) day – play
15. 15.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) noon (b) hat (c) mouse
16. 16.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) plain (b) boat (c) sing
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
18. 18.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) look (b) wish (c) key
19. 19.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) plain (b) bright (c) bell
20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
21. 21.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) moon (b) rake (c) train
22. 22.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) book (b) dog (c) play
23. 23.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) log (b) boat (c) fold
24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair” (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one” (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
26. 26.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) cat (b) house (c) gold
27. 27.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) moon (b) house (c) fun
28. 28.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) bat (b) brain (c) snake
29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – shell (b) well – look (c) plain – shell
31. 31.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) log (b) goat (c) wing
32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – log (b) spoon – play (c) tray – play
33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails” (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest” (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
36. 36.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) A cat on the wall (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
38. 38.Which word rhymes with “clay”? (a) frog (b) play (c) lake
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5

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