Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 57 · 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) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) A frog on a leaf (c) Morning bells ring out
2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Clouds drift past the hill” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – ring (b) swing – ring (c) swing – swish
4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Soft snow on the hills” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
5. 5.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) chain (b) dish (c) tell
6. 6.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) wish (b) frog (c) brain
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain” (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
13. 13.Which word rhymes with “clay”? (a) day (b) one (c) float
14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) A green parrot sings (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Hot chai in a cup
17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – bee (b) star – light (c) white – light
18. 18.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) dog (b) snake (c) mat
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – king (b) snake – rake (c) dog – rake
21. 21.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) knee (b) night (c) spoon
22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
23. 23.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) guitar (b) fold (c) bright
24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore” (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
28. 28.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) frog (b) fun (c) plain
29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night” (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
32. 32.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) Diyas glow at night
33. 33.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) night (b) tree (c) soon
34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – red (b) head – rain (c) head – red
35. 35.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) fold (b) look (c) kite
36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – key (b) knee – key (c) knee – house
37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – ring (b) king – ring (c) king – key
38. 38.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) dish (b) goat (c) tree
39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – log (b) frog – far (c) snake – log
40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – guitar (b) clay – fish (c) wish – fish

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