Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 634 · 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 “sun”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Kites dance in the sky” (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
3. 3.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) blouse (b) mat (c) bell
4. 4.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) cook (b) rain (c) swish
5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Rain taps on the roof” (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – moon (b) house – moon (c) soon – cake
8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Diyas glow at night (c) The wind plays with my long hair
9. 9.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) took (b) mouse (c) high
10. 10.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) note (b) fly (c) gold
11. 11.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) red (b) clay (c) house
12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day” (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
13. 13.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) night (b) bun (c) sea
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain” (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair” (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – snake (b) plain – train (c) swish – train
20. 20.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) Bees hum near the pond (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – jog (b) mouse – bright (c) night – bright
22. 22.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) rain (b) knee (c) hook
23. 23.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) plain (b) cook (c) light
24. 24.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) swing (b) swish (c) bed
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
26. 26.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) clay (b) rain (c) cold
27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup” (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
29. 29.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) note (b) run (c) red
30. 30.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) bat (b) note (c) rain
31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – my (b) sky – my (c) sky – run
32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – fun (b) bun – fun (c) bun – cake
33. 33.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) bake (b) kite (c) wing
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) my – sky (b) snake – sky (c) my – hook
38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – old (b) bold – sky (c) kite – old
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3

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