Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 501 · 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.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Little ants march on” (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – fun (b) balloon – fun (c) bun – house
3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Waves kiss the warm sand” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
4. 4.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) rain (b) old (c) night
5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) A green parrot sings
6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – fish (b) wish – fish (c) wish – gold
7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – king (b) ring – cook (c) ring – king
8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – night (b) bright – book (c) bright – night
9. 9.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) mouse (b) night (c) cold
10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
12. 12.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) mouse (b) far (c) tell
13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall” (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – sun (b) run – sun (c) run – tray
17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – ring (b) king – hook (c) hat – ring
18. 18.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) bee (b) white (c) bun
19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – mouse (b) blouse – mouse (c) blouse – wish
20. 20.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) plain (b) book (c) boat
21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – jog (b) log – shed (c) log – jog
22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest” (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – blouse (b) house – blouse (c) house – float
24. 24.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) white (b) run (c) boat
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – rat (b) brain – rat (c) cat – stay
29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – fog (b) far – guitar (c) fly – guitar
30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – tell (b) balloon – run (c) sun – run
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
32. 32.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) took (b) wish (c) light
33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
34. 34.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) well (b) cook (c) jar
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
36. 36.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) guitar (b) frog (c) look
37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – bell (b) bed – bell (c) smell – jog
38. 38.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) Soft snow on the hills (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
39. 39.Which word rhymes with “clay”? (a) one (b) stay (c) sing
40. 40.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) snake (b) star (c) bat

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