Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 709 · 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 “mat”? (a) noon (b) high (c) hat
2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – car (b) guitar – light (c) guitar – car
3. 3.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) well (b) cat (c) plain
4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – cold (b) old – moon (c) lake – cold
5. 5.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) kite (b) soon (c) hat
6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
7. 7.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) play (b) bee (c) coat
8. 8.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) frog (b) cake (c) chain
9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) The old banyan tree
10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) A green parrot sings
11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
15. 15.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) blouse (b) wish (c) jog
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – spoon (b) king – ring (c) swish – ring
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – wish (b) run – plain (c) train – plain
20. 20.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) mouse (b) bat (c) jog
21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – bed (b) blouse – moon (c) soon – moon
22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – sky (b) day – stay (c) king – stay
23. 23.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) night (b) smell (c) bee
24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – pie (b) sky – pie (c) sky – plain
25. 25.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) dog (b) note (c) bee
26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails” (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) The baby laughs at the moon
28. 28.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) key (b) moon (c) float
29. 29.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) fog (b) far (c) snake
30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – knee (b) rat – frog (c) jog – frog
31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair” (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – coat (b) my – coat (c) float – hook
33. 33.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) light (b) fold (c) tray
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall” (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – ring (b) wing – ring (c) wing – bake
37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – blouse (b) house – well (c) house – blouse
38. 38.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) bake (b) old (c) cat
39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5

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