Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 702 · 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.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
2. 2.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) king (b) gold (c) star
3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – cake (b) rake – cake (c) rake – swing
4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – cat (b) kite – stay (c) play – stay
5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – hook (b) hat – bat (c) fold – bat
6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – house (b) mouse – house (c) mouse – bed
7. 7.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) far (b) log (c) light
8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – mat (b) hat – note (c) fold – mat
9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “The temple bells ring softly” (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair” (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors” (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
12. 12.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) train (b) took (c) car
13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) A frog on a leaf (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
14. 14.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) note (b) ring (c) tray
15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – jog (b) dog – play (c) mat – jog
16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – white (b) kite – clay (c) one – white
17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – bee (b) run – sun (c) frog – sun
18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – look (b) star – look (c) cook – fun
19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
20. 20.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) tree (b) rain (c) sing
21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
22. 22.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) ring (b) shell (c) gold
23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
24. 24.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) sun (b) bold (c) sky
25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – cook (b) look – bed (c) look – cook
26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade” (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – king (b) wing – plain (c) wing – king
31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
32. 32.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) cold (b) coat (c) knee
33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – cat (b) hat – cat (c) hat – fly
34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
35. 35.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) white (b) wish (c) swing
36. 36.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) cake (b) moon (c) far
37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day” (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
38. 38.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) stay (b) plain (c) key
39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews” (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – jar (b) sky – jar (c) car – bread

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