Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 476 · 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) Morning bells ring out (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Kites dance in the sky
2. 2.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) dish (b) noon (c) bee
3. 3.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) plain (b) sing (c) tree
4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – brain (b) rain – brain (c) rain – star
5. 5.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) cold (b) key (c) balloon
6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) stay – shed (b) bed – frog (c) bed – shed
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – knee (b) shed – train (c) plain – train
9. 9.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) run (b) swing (c) bold
10. 10.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) wing (b) house (c) well
11. 11.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) house (b) run (c) shell
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest” (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – rake (b) bake – jog (c) far – rake
15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun” (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
16. 16.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) rain (b) jog (c) swing
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – cat (b) bat – cat (c) bat – king
20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails” (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
23. 23.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) snake (b) brain (c) cat
24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain” (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) Morning bells ring out (c) The old banyan tree
26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – brain (b) train – brain (c) train – guitar
27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – lake (b) house – lake (c) rake – train
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – cold (b) night – kite (c) jog – kite
30. 30.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) tell (b) bun (c) bake
31. 31.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) cold (b) rake (c) pie
32. 32.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) guitar (b) fun (c) rake
33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Bees hum near the pond
34. 34.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) blouse (b) jog (c) snake
35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
36. 36.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) star (b) stay (c) plain
37. 37.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) day (b) guitar (c) cake
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – car (b) star – car (c) star – night

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