Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 382 · 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 “coat”? (a) chain (b) boat (c) bee
2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – soon (b) spoon – soon (c) spoon – sea
3. 3.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) dish (b) float (c) high
4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – bread (b) head – jog (c) head – bread
5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Green parrots chatter all day” (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – hat (b) cat – cake (c) cat – hat
8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – moon (b) soon – bat (c) look – moon
9. 9.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) knee (b) book (c) house
10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – soon (b) balloon – log (c) balloon – soon
11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Hot chai in a cup
12. 12.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) hat (b) bee (c) my
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) The old banyan tree
16. 16.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) bake (b) log (c) dish
17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – cake (b) bread – white (c) bright – white
18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – tray (b) stay – spoon (c) stay – tray
19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
21. 21.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) rat (b) wish (c) star
22. 22.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) goat (b) key (c) bold
23. 23.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) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Rain taps on the roof
24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – rake (b) fun – run (c) bold – run
25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Stars blink one by one
26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – wing (b) kite – white (c) fog – white
27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – clay (b) stay – clay (c) stay – my
29. 29.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) fly (b) bun (c) log
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
31. 31.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Bees hum near the pond
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain” (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
35. 35.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) far (b) lake (c) mat
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
39. 39.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) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5

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