Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 69 · 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 “house”? (a) star (b) soon (c) blouse
2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Old Grandpa naps in the shade” (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “The moon, round and white” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
6. 6.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) hook (b) light (c) bat
7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – clay (b) bake – clay (c) play – my
8. 8.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) play (b) dog (c) coat
9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – blouse (b) house – tree (c) tray – blouse
10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cold – cook (b) rat – bold (c) cold – bold
11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – head (b) bread – lake (c) bread – head
12. 12.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) rake (b) note (c) ring
13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – play (b) day – play (c) day – star
14. 14.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) bee (b) kite (c) look
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – rat (b) ring – rat (c) mat – cake
18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews” (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – float (b) plain – chain (c) hat – chain
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – train (b) brain – train (c) brain – bell
22. 22.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) sea (b) day (c) gold
23. 23.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) head (b) high (c) tree
24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – dish (b) bold – cold (c) head – cold
25. 25.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) smell (b) fold (c) mouse
26. 26.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) fish (b) soon (c) far
27. 27.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) bell (b) float (c) day
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest” (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
30. 30.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) gold (b) tree (c) king
31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – swish (b) bun – boat (c) float – boat
33. 33.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) fish (b) far (c) knee
34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – knee (b) tree – knee (c) tree – day
35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Morning bells ring out
36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup” (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – swing (b) king – swing (c) king – tree
38. 38.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) far (b) play (c) book
39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) Morning bells ring out (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3

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