Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 365 · 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:
   “Morning bells ring out” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – far (b) star – far (c) star – my
3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – shed (b) smell – swish (c) fish – swish
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
5. 5.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) guitar (b) rake (c) sea
6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – log (b) dog – log (c) dog – shed
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
8. 8.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) fun (b) lake (c) play
9. 9.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) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Soft snow on the hills
10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – clay (b) bake – clay (c) day – spoon
11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in” (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
12. 12.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) moon (b) my (c) tray
13. 13.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) wish (b) sea (c) sun
14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews” (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair” (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
16. 16.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) bat (b) look (c) bold
17. 17.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) mat (b) ring (c) mouse
18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Soft snow on the hills
19. 19.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) cake (b) goat (c) look
20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) A green parrot sings (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
21. 21.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) noon (b) cat (c) fold
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
23. 23.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) hook (b) frog (c) guitar
24. 24.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) bread (b) bright (c) bell
25. 25.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) bread (b) spoon (c) took
26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
29. 29.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) dish (b) key (c) spoon
30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – fold (b) old – fold (c) old – one
31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – light (b) blouse – light (c) bright – hat
32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
33. 33.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) my (b) king (c) mat
34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – bed (b) knee – tree (c) bake – tree
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose” (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
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) The old banyan tree (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
38. 38.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) tell (b) bread (c) cake
39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) stay – house (b) cake – tray (c) stay – tray
40. 40.Which word rhymes with “log”? (a) fly (b) coat (c) dog

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