Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 488 · 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 “play”? (a) clay (b) head (c) rain
2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – note (b) coat – bee (c) run – note
3. 3.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) plain (b) fun (c) dog
4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Hot chai in a cup
5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Grandma hums an old sweet song” (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “A brown sparrow builds a nest” (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – house (b) mat – house (c) blouse – fun
9. 9.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) sing (b) tray (c) moon
10. 10.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) blouse (b) swish (c) bun
11. 11.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) The old banyan tree
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – play (b) moon – ring (c) sing – ring
14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – smell (b) tell – smell (c) tell – high
15. 15.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) Little ants march on (c) The baby laughs at the moon
16. 16.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) tell (b) blouse (c) key
17. 17.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) day (b) moon (c) tell
18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – bright (b) light – bright (c) light – look
19. 19.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) sun (b) look (c) high
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand” (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) my – bake (b) rake – log (c) rake – bake
25. 25.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) bake (b) noon (c) brain
26. 26.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) gold (b) jar (c) fog
27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – my (b) moon – mat (c) hat – mat
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
29. 29.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) bee (b) cook (c) ring
30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
31. 31.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) cold (b) stay (c) train
32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) A green parrot sings
33. 33.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) swish (b) star (c) chain
34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – fly (b) bell – blouse (c) mouse – blouse
36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – rake (b) bat – hat (c) bold – hat
37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – star (b) far – fly (c) far – star
39. 39.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) balloon (b) swish (c) knee
40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – soon (b) tree – frog (c) fog – frog

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