Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 374 · 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:
   “Peacocks spread their tails” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) A frog on a leaf (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – log (b) light – cat (c) bat – cat
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – one (b) sun – one (c) sun – shell
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
8. 8.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) look (b) chain (c) fold
9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Kites dance in the sky” (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
10. 10.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) pie (b) wish (c) tree
11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) A cat on the wall
13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – swish (b) fly – chain (c) brain – chain
16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – wing (b) sing – wing (c) sing – rain
17. 17.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) fish (b) shell (c) cat
18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – head (b) my – cold (c) bold – cold
19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree” (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
24. 24.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) bat (b) log (c) mouse
25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair” (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
27. 27.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) fish (b) float (c) knee
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – look (b) noon – moon (c) bun – moon
30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand” (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
32. 32.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) rake (b) bun (c) sky
33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – look (b) hook – lake (c) shed – look
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Mangoes in the sun
37. 37.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) rake (b) sing (c) run
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
39. 39.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) mouse (b) rake (c) hat
40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – white (b) light – white (c) light – fun

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