Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 359 · 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.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) A green parrot sings
2. 2.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) moon (b) bell (c) coat
3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Hot chai in a cup” (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
5. 5.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) shell (b) fog (c) king
6. 6.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) hat (b) bright (c) jar
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
8. 8.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) frog (b) my (c) noon
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – lake (b) boat – stay (c) day – stay
11. 11.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) white (b) rat (c) sun
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – train (b) spoon – play (c) day – play
15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
16. 16.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) boat (b) cold (c) look
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – wish (b) day – wish (c) dish – fun
19. 19.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) cat (b) soon (c) dog
20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day” (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree” (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – blouse (b) mouse – blouse (c) mouse – brain
25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) A frog on a leaf
26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade” (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
27. 27.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) jog (b) mat (c) head
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
29. 29.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) mouse (b) jog (c) well
30. 30.Which word rhymes with “clay”? (a) fun (b) play (c) shell
31. 31.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) snake (b) gold (c) well
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews” (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf” (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
35. 35.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) far (b) took (c) well
36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – cat (b) bat – fog (c) bat – cat
37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Bees hum near the pond
38. 38.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) hook (b) red (c) tell
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – key (b) moon – bold (c) fold – bold

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