Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 411 · 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.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Stars blink one by one
2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) A frog on a leaf
3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Clouds drift past the hill” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – mat (b) pie – fly (c) bed – fly
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
6. 6.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) gold (b) mouse (c) night
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) Little ants march on (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – lake (b) rake – mouse (c) smell – lake
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – cold (b) old – clay (c) high – cold
13. 13.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) rake (b) bed (c) spoon
14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – took (b) hook – took (c) hook – jar
15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – fish (b) swish – fish (c) swish – mouse
16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) Green parrots chatter all day
17. 17.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) jar (b) old (c) house
18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade” (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
19. 19.Which word rhymes with “fold”? (a) car (b) cold (c) mat
20. 20.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) night (b) fun (c) blouse
21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall” (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – tell (b) dog – tell (c) bell – bright
24. 24.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) frog (b) head (c) far
25. 25.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) dish (b) gold (c) mouse
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – rain (b) brain – bake (c) mouse – rain
28. 28.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) king (b) stay (c) shell
29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – balloon (b) play – balloon (c) spoon – tell
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – rake (b) lake – clay (c) lake – rake
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails” (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – moon (b) lake – moon (c) spoon – bed
38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand” (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
39. 39.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) kite (b) key (c) bed
40. 40.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) bat (b) shed (c) chain

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