Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 707 · 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 “king”? (a) cat (b) rain (c) ring
2. 2.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) blouse (b) fun (c) bed
3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – dog (b) frog – king (c) frog – dog
4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
5. 5.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) boat (b) hook (c) fun
6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) Stars blink one by one (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Clouds drift past the hill” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
12. 12.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) well (b) shed (c) rat
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
14. 14.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) fog (b) my (c) key
15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – house (b) mouse – fold (c) moon – house
16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews” (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
17. 17.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) dog (b) sun (c) fold
18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
19. 19.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) shed (b) bold (c) fly
20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – sing (b) bold – cold (c) smell – cold
21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in” (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
22. 22.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) key (b) white (c) well
23. 23.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) kite (b) bat (c) bun
24. 24.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) wish (b) hat (c) sky
25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – gold (b) bold – gold (c) bold – cat
26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – fun (b) run – car (c) mat – fun
27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – look (b) fun – bun (c) fold – bun
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – coat (b) boat – fog (c) white – coat
30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – cake (b) snake – cook (c) ring – cake
31. 31.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) Stars blink one by one (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – bell (b) car – far (c) light – far
34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out” (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
35. 35.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) rat (b) light (c) fly
36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – spoon (b) noon – took (c) dish – spoon
38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes” (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4

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