Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 576 · 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) knee – jog (b) knee – key (c) pie – key
2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – tell (b) rat – spoon (c) noon – spoon
3. 3.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) cat (b) rain (c) gold
4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – look (b) hook – dog (c) hook – look
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Soft snow on the hills
7. 7.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) key (b) well (c) bread
8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Soft snow on the hills” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Diyas glow at night” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
10. 10.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) car (b) rat (c) tray
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) A cat on the wall
13. 13.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) old (b) sky (c) mat
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand” (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – far (b) sea – moon (c) balloon – moon
17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) A cat on the wall
18. 18.Which word rhymes with “clay”? (a) note (b) chain (c) stay
19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – wing (b) ring – car (c) tray – wing
20. 20.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) ring (b) light (c) cook
21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – wish (b) dish – sky (c) bright – wish
22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – night (b) cook – sing (c) swing – sing
23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white” (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
24. 24.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) hat (b) well (c) star
25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – swish (b) wish – swish (c) wish – cat
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
30. 30.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) book (b) fold (c) log
31. 31.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) shed (b) smell (c) balloon
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) Mangoes in the sun (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – brain (b) swish – dish (c) cat – dish
35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – white (b) sing – white (c) night – gold
36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – kite (b) light – fun (c) light – kite
37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – stay (b) clay – stay (c) clay – jog
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
39. 39.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) plain (b) shed (c) rake
40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day” (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7

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