Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 316 · 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:
   “The old banyan tree” (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree” (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Hot chai in a cup” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
4. 4.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) shed (b) rake (c) tell
5. 5.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) well (b) book (c) sun
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
8. 8.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) house (b) bat (c) play
9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – moon (b) noon – moon (c) noon – stay
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – train (b) plain – train (c) plain – fog
14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) Diyas glow at night (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – rake (b) lake – fish (c) lake – rake
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Little ants march on
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
19. 19.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) jog (b) kite (c) plain
20. 20.Which word rhymes with “log”? (a) frog (b) star (c) swing
21. 21.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) boat (b) head (c) pie
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
23. 23.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) rat (b) rake (c) swish
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – tray (b) bun – tray (c) day – snake
26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white” (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
28. 28.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) knee (b) blouse (c) rain
29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – bright (b) one – bright (c) kite – house
30. 30.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) Soft snow on the hills (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
33. 33.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) note (b) shell (c) white
34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – my (b) wing – hat (c) cat – hat
35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – smell (b) moon – play (c) tray – play
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
38. 38.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) train (b) tree (c) balloon
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – sky (b) pie – tray (c) pie – sky

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