Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 362 · 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.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) kite (b) jog (c) noon
2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – log (b) blouse – sing (c) swing – sing
3. 3.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) cat (b) spoon (c) bee
4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – blouse (b) bright – fun (c) sun – fun
5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “A frog on a leaf” (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “The baby laughs at the moon” (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
7. 7.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) run (b) sky (c) bee
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Stars blink one by one (c) The wind plays with my long hair
10. 10.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) bread (b) white (c) stay
11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – book (b) cook – book (c) cook – spoon
12. 12.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) fish (b) hook (c) light
13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore” (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun” (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
15. 15.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) sing (b) fun (c) kite
16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – wish (b) balloon – boat (c) note – boat
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) Morning bells ring out (c) Green parrots chatter all day
20. 20.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) run (b) stay (c) note
21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – wish (b) sky – goat (c) boat – goat
22. 22.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) mouse (b) king (c) well
23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – king (b) sing – cold (c) sing – king
24. 24.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) bake (b) fold (c) clay
25. 25.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) mouse (b) rain (c) guitar
26. 26.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) run (b) took (c) train
27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
29. 29.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) blouse (b) fold (c) boat
30. 30.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) dish (b) brain (c) took
31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
32. 32.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) king (b) bat (c) white
33. 33.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) hat (b) tell (c) star
34. 34.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) stay (b) star (c) plain
35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song” (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
36. 36.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) moon (b) book (c) wing
37. 37.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) jar (b) bright (c) bee
38. 38.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) white (b) sky (c) guitar
39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – bell (b) smell – bell (c) smell – bun

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