Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 687 · 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 word rhymes with “run”? (a) cake (b) sing (c) fun
2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Rain taps on the roof” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Mangoes in the sun” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “The baby laughs at the moon” (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – head (b) shed – head (c) shed – light
8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – house (b) hook – cook (c) tree – cook
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun” (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – goat (b) note – sea (c) plain – goat
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – tray (b) spoon – sun (c) bun – sun
14. 14.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) smell (b) my (c) brain
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
16. 16.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) cat (b) bun (c) house
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – cake (b) lake – fly (c) key – cake
19. 19.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) clay (b) cat (c) rain
20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – shed (b) head – shed (c) head – cat
21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Morning bells ring out
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) The dry leaves whisper (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
23. 23.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) bake (b) balloon (c) fold
24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – sing (b) king – bread (c) fish – sing
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – tray (b) clay – mouse (c) clay – tray
29. 29.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) knee (b) frog (c) note
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – cat (b) rat – cat (c) rat – spoon
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) one – fun (b) one – well (c) cake – fun
34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – noon (b) spoon – plain (c) sun – noon
35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
36. 36.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) cold (b) car (c) took
37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
39. 39.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) shell (b) noon (c) jog
40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6

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