Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 456 · 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 “goat”? (a) far (b) boat (c) plain
2. 2.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) book (b) wing (c) frog
3. 3.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) swing (b) soon (c) fish
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Cool rain falls on dusty roads” (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
6. 6.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) night (b) sea (c) swing
7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Morning bells ring out” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Butterflies dance on the breeze” (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – run (b) dish – white (c) bright – white
10. 10.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) soon (b) guitar (c) wish
11. 11.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) bold (b) snake (c) soon
12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – cold (b) key – snake (c) cake – snake
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
14. 14.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) wing (b) hat (c) blouse
15. 15.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) dish (b) bee (c) look
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
17. 17.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) Green parrots chatter all day (c) A cat on the wall
18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose” (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
20. 20.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) car (b) chain (c) fly
21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – fun (b) sun – bake (c) star – fun
22. 22.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) day (b) house (c) soon
23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun” (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Green parrots chatter all day
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song” (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) stay – play (b) mat – play (c) stay – run
28. 28.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) cold (b) jar (c) blouse
29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – brain (b) soon – note (c) coat – note
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
35. 35.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) fun (b) dog (c) night
36. 36.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) one (b) pie (c) light
37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – jog (b) bake – chain (c) brain – chain
38. 38.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) swing (b) fly (c) boat
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose

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