Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 659 · 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 “parrot”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – boat (b) took – hook (c) dog – hook
3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – lake (b) cook – took (c) house – took
4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – brain (b) sun – brain (c) chain – sky
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – shell (b) smell – guitar (c) smell – shell
8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “The old banyan tree” (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
9. 9.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) coat (b) run (c) sing
10. 10.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) balloon (b) note (c) fun
11. 11.Which word rhymes with “fun”? (a) one (b) high (c) blouse
12. 12.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) train (b) fog (c) spoon
13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
14. 14.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) white (b) key (c) frog
15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – tray (b) bold – gold (c) ring – gold
16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Clouds drift past the hill
17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – king (b) cake – king (c) ring – play
18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain” (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – goat (b) day – clay (c) wing – clay
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) A green parrot sings
23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) The temple bells ring softly
24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – tray (b) play – bun (c) play – tray
25. 25.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) clay (b) night (c) wish
26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors” (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
29. 29.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) king (b) bread (c) jog
30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
33. 33.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) wish (b) sun (c) star
34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
36. 36.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) house (b) ring (c) night
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand” (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
39. 39.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) plain (b) book (c) fold
40. 40.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) bed (b) noon (c) king

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