Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 590 · 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) lake – blouse (b) sun – bake (c) lake – bake
2. 2.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) key (b) bread (c) house
3. 3.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) blouse (b) fun (c) cat
4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) high – moon (b) noon – mouse (c) noon – moon
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Green parrots chatter all day” (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
7. 7.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) key (b) kite (c) frog
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – shed (b) bed – shed (c) bed – cook
10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – night (b) bright – night (c) bright – rain
12. 12.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) spoon (b) cat (c) ring
13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – star (b) cat – mat (c) fish – mat
14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) Diyas glow at night (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) my – swish (b) dish – swish (c) dish – mat
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
17. 17.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) The dry leaves whisper (c) Green parrots chatter all day
18. 18.Which word rhymes with “log”? (a) fog (b) bake (c) cook
19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) The moon, round and white (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – ring (b) king – bat (c) fish – ring
22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Peacocks spread their tails
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
24. 24.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) bread (b) coat (c) tree
25. 25.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) head (b) cake (c) rat
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
27. 27.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) rain (b) bun (c) bed
28. 28.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) white (b) bun (c) coat
29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – book (b) hat – mat (c) cold – mat
30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – dog (b) log – king (c) house – dog
31. 31.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) far (b) bake (c) well
32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – pie (b) moon – spoon (c) tell – spoon
33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – spoon (b) bun – jar (c) star – jar
34. 34.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) bee (b) run (c) dish
35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore” (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
36. 36.Which word rhymes with “fun”? (a) bee (b) rain (c) run
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
38. 38.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) guitar (b) bright (c) day
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5

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