Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 312 · 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:
   “Grandma hums an old sweet song” (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – ring (b) king – stay (c) rake – ring
3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) The dry leaves whisper
4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – king (b) ring – balloon (c) ring – king
5. 5.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) sing (b) far (c) fold
6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Rain taps on the roof” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – night (b) far – night (c) bright – cat
9. 9.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) hook (b) kite (c) fly
10. 10.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) bee (b) mat (c) light
11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon” (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – fog (b) log – spoon (c) log – fog
14. 14.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) bee (b) high (c) swing
15. 15.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) smell (b) tray (c) train
16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – spoon (b) note – bake (c) cake – bake
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
18. 18.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) bold (b) note (c) head
19. 19.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) rake (b) white (c) dog
20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun” (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills” (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
24. 24.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) fog (b) chain (c) day
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
28. 28.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) pie (b) swish (c) bat
29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on” (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
31. 31.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) guitar (b) shed (c) run
32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – goat (b) red – bed (c) cook – bed
33. 33.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) knee (b) fog (c) fold
34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – bee (b) tree – guitar (c) tree – bee
35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade” (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
39. 39.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) balloon (b) dog (c) far
40. 40.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) bee (b) bright (c) one

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