Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 389 · 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 “bun”? (a) shell (b) one (c) tray
2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – lake (b) cake – cat (c) cake – lake
3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – fun (b) bright – fun (c) run – star
4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Clouds drift past the hill” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – day (b) train – cook (c) book – cook
6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – wing (b) balloon – smell (c) tell – smell
7. 7.Which word rhymes with “fun”? (a) tray (b) tree (c) sun
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
9. 9.Which word rhymes with “goat”? (a) coat (b) knee (c) bake
10. 10.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) white (b) far (c) gold
11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) one – sky (b) fly – sky (c) fly – cake
12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – my (b) night – kite (c) fold – kite
13. 13.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) old (b) rain (c) frog
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof” (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
16. 16.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) noon (b) high (c) hat
17. 17.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) frog (b) sky (c) fun
18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – log (b) mouse – house (c) cold – house
19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – cook (b) high – gold (c) old – gold
20. 20.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) red (b) wish (c) bright
21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – shell (b) well – play (c) well – shell
22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – bee (b) jog – bat (c) cat – bat
23. 23.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) lake (b) balloon (c) wing
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
25. 25.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) plain (b) bee (c) king
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Soft snow on the hills
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
29. 29.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) one (b) boat (c) bee
30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – train (b) chain – train (c) chain – high
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
32. 32.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) plain (b) cook (c) white
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – fly (b) pie – bread (c) ring – fly
35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – sea (b) knee – log (c) hat – sea
36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Kites dance in the sky
37. 37.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) gold (b) fog (c) well
38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) my – white (b) kite – white (c) kite – noon
39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – coat (b) spoon – guitar (c) jar – guitar
40. 40.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) star (b) bell (c) blouse

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