Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 625 · 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 “dragonfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
2. 2.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) cook (b) play (c) night
3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “A green parrot sings” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “A frog on a leaf” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – jar (b) noon – cake (c) lake – cake
6. 6.Which word rhymes with “log”? (a) cat (b) goat (c) fog
7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Butterflies dance on the breeze” (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
8. 8.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) dog (b) hook (c) guitar
9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – bright (b) gold – bright (c) light – fog
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest” (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
13. 13.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) red (b) light (c) wish
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
16. 16.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) dog (b) hat (c) mouse
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – bed (b) shed – tree (c) shed – bed
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – bright (b) fish – jog (c) log – jog
21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) A frog on a leaf
22. 22.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) house (b) ring (c) tell
23. 23.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) book (b) house (c) light
24. 24.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) swish (b) day (c) night
25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – took (b) tree – white (c) light – white
26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) clay – tray (b) bread – tray (c) clay – sun
27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on” (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – red (b) head – float (c) head – red
30. 30.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) rat (b) moon (c) sing
31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – house (b) bell – stay (c) tray – stay
32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Diyas glow at night
33. 33.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) one (b) light (c) bat
34. 34.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) goat (b) bat (c) house
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
36. 36.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) bun (b) car (c) took
37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper” (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun” (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Little ants march on
40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6

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