Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 442 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Paper boats sail down the drain” (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) A cat on the wall (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Rain taps on the roof
6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “The temple bells ring softly” (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “A brown sparrow builds a nest” (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
8. 8.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) night (b) knee (c) sing
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose” (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – shed (b) gold – rat (c) cat – rat
12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – bat (b) cat – bat (c) cat – soon
13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – jog (b) frog – jog (c) frog – wish
14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree” (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
15. 15.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) rain (b) one (c) star
16. 16.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) old (b) fun (c) spoon
17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree” (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
19. 19.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) red (b) kite (c) fold
20. 20.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) Little ants march on
21. 21.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) dish (b) cake (c) bee
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
23. 23.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) tree (b) blouse (c) sky
24. 24.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) bake (b) swish (c) house
25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – bake (b) mouse – house (c) high – house
27. 27.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) run (b) noon (c) rake
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – one (b) run – play (c) run – one
30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – jar (b) kite – white (c) one – white
31. 31.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) fun (b) sky (c) hat
32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – shell (b) well – house (c) well – shell
33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – spoon (b) moon – star (c) moon – spoon
34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – hat (b) cat – fly (c) wing – hat
35. 35.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) wish (b) goat (c) bread
36. 36.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) mouse (b) one (c) bee
37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate” (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
38. 38.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) jar (b) king (c) float
39. 39.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) light (b) pie (c) guitar
40. 40.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) stay (b) wish (c) smell

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