Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 39 · 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 “day”? (a) white (b) tell (c) stay
2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Bees hum near the pond” (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – star (b) sun – bun (c) cat – bun
4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – boat (b) float – tree (c) blouse – boat
5. 5.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) sun (b) dog (c) well
6. 6.Which word rhymes with “fun”? (a) bold (b) knee (c) bun
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – gold (b) dish – fish (c) car – fish
9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – bed (b) lake – bed (c) red – smell
10. 10.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) gold (b) red (c) my
11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – cake (b) snake – sea (c) dog – cake
13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – float (b) coat – float (c) coat – bed
14. 14.Which word rhymes with “fold”? (a) light (b) old (c) my
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
17. 17.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) Little ants march on (c) The temple bells ring softly
18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
20. 20.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) goat (b) car (c) swish
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – bright (b) light – rat (c) key – bright
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
24. 24.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) coat (b) plain (c) white
25. 25.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) The temple bells ring softly (c) Rain taps on the roof
26. 26.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) sky (b) bright (c) far
27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Kites dance in the sky
28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – coat (b) float – coat (c) float – fish
29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – king (b) bun – gold (c) fold – gold
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest” (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
35. 35.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) wish (b) white (c) bee
36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – blouse (b) mouse – blouse (c) mouse – chain
38. 38.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) bold (b) bat (c) sea
39. 39.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) lake (b) car (c) day
40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – fold (b) bold – fold (c) bold – night

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