Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 621 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “The dry leaves whisper” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
3. 3.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) key (b) bell (c) moon
4. 4.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) light (b) bell (c) run
5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) A green parrot sings (c) The wind plays with my long hair
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – train (b) chain – sing (c) chain – train
11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – fun (b) wish – fun (c) sun – gold
12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – guitar (b) look – white (c) kite – white
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
14. 14.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) chain (b) old (c) stay
15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – bell (b) rain – rat (c) cat – rat
16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – boat (b) knee – key (c) house – key
17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
19. 19.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) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Morning bells ring out
20. 20.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) chain (b) stay (c) took
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – ring (b) king – cold (c) king – ring
24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – cake (b) lake – cake (c) lake – bold
25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – jog (b) log – wing (c) goat – jog
26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – swing (b) ring – swing (c) ring – bright
27. 27.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) sun (b) old (c) wing
28. 28.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) fun (b) fold (c) mouse
29. 29.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) sing (b) plain (c) gold
30. 30.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) play (b) white (c) frog
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
32. 32.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) cat (b) gold (c) bee
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall” (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Clouds drift past the hill
38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
40. 40.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) dog (b) car (c) hat

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