Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 394 · 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 “bright”? (a) light (b) pie (c) fun
2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Hot pakoras on a plate” (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
3. 3.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) cold (b) fly (c) far
4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – note (b) boat – note (c) boat – rat
5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – key (b) tree – pie (c) tree – key
6. 6.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) bold (b) cat (c) king
7. 7.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) rain (b) moon (c) swing
8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – coat (b) fog – coat (c) note – gold
9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – run (b) fun – day (c) fun – run
10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – look (b) house – look (c) cook – chain
11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – balloon (b) light – balloon (c) moon – old
12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – frog (b) dog – fold (c) dog – frog
14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
15. 15.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) my (b) cook (c) moon
16. 16.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) hook (b) cat (c) wing
17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – dog (b) jog – dog (c) jog – book
18. 18.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) fly (b) fish (c) spoon
19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon” (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
20. 20.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) sing (b) rain (c) mat
21. 21.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) white (b) sing (c) dish
22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) The old banyan tree (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
23. 23.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) bake (b) ring (c) noon
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
26. 26.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) bee (b) swish (c) one
27. 27.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) house (b) took (c) brain
28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) high – my (b) shell – my (c) high – plain
29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – took (b) book – balloon (c) book – took
30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
32. 32.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) A frog on a leaf (c) A green parrot sings
33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – frog (b) wing – fun (c) bun – fun
34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree” (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
35. 35.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) boat (b) head (c) white
36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – fog (b) spoon – fog (c) dog – train
37. 37.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) sky (b) note (c) moon
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) A green parrot sings
40. 40.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) bright (b) house (c) bell

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