Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 581 · 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) cook – book (b) sing – book (c) cook – red
2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “A cat on the wall” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
4. 4.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) one (b) rain (c) note
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Stars blink one by one” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
8. 8.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) red (b) smell (c) frog
9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree” (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
10. 10.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) bed (b) fish (c) note
11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out” (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – float (b) boat – float (c) boat – red
13. 13.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) star (b) dish (c) mouse
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – head (b) bed – sun (c) bed – head
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
17. 17.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) mouse (b) bread (c) soon
18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – shell (b) fold – stay (c) tray – stay
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – hook (b) chain – hook (c) took – balloon
21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Little ants march on
22. 22.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) blouse (b) note (c) chain
23. 23.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) dog (b) spoon (c) play
24. 24.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) bee (b) jog (c) rain
25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – old (b) bee – old (c) bold – bed
26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – balloon (b) noon – balloon (c) noon – float
27. 27.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) day (b) sea (c) ring
28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – high (b) pie – star (c) fish – high
29. 29.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) spoon (b) note (c) blouse
30. 30.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) took (b) guitar (c) stay
31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Little ants march on
32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – sing (b) mat – bell (c) shell – bell
33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – light (b) night – high (c) tray – light
34. 34.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) bake (b) tree (c) dog
35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill” (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) Morning bells ring out
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
38. 38.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) bake (b) bold (c) dish
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
40. 40.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) chain (b) tray (c) house

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