Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 472 · 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 pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – spoon (b) bright – spoon (c) moon – shed
2. 2.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) bright (b) soon (c) smell
3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Diyas glow at night” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – soon (b) head – soon (c) spoon – wing
6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – tell (b) well – sun (c) tray – tell
7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Little ants march on” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – red (b) pie – log (c) fog – log
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – bun (b) run – guitar (c) cat – bun
11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – bee (b) cook – bee (c) sea – blouse
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – bee (b) cat – hat (c) bake – hat
14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore” (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
17. 17.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) fun (b) rat (c) soon
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes” (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – well (b) tell – fish (c) night – well
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
22. 22.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) ring (b) spoon (c) float
23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree” (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
29. 29.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) hat (b) bee (c) took
30. 30.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) old (b) play (c) jar
31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) The moon, round and white (c) A frog on a leaf
32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain” (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
33. 33.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) sun (b) dish (c) bee
34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree” (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) The old banyan tree (c) Stars blink one by one
36. 36.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) bold (b) house (c) spoon
37. 37.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) sun (b) blouse (c) look
38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – day (b) play – cook (c) play – day
39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair” (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7

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