Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 711 · 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 “blouse”? (a) cake (b) mouse (c) cat
2. 2.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) lake (b) fold (c) hat
3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Green parrots chatter all day” (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
4. 4.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) old (b) note (c) blouse
5. 5.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) play (b) noon (c) head
6. 6.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) balloon (b) blouse (c) day
7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – shell (b) tray – day (c) key – day
8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “The dry leaves whisper” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
10. 10.Which word rhymes with “fun”? (a) sun (b) night (c) sky
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – shed (b) sea – sing (c) ring – sing
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
16. 16.Which word rhymes with “fun”? (a) tell (b) took (c) run
17. 17.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) jog (b) high (c) look
18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – chain (b) ring – swing (c) fun – swing
20. 20.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) Rain taps on the roof (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
21. 21.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) fish (b) rake (c) boat
22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) Morning bells ring out (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) The baby laughs at the moon
24. 24.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) rain (b) bell (c) sky
25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – dog (b) fog – bed (c) fog – dog
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
27. 27.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) tray (b) cold (c) bee
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews” (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
31. 31.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) key (b) bread (c) chain
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – balloon (b) wing – swing (c) train – swing
34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – hat (b) king – hat (c) bat – blouse
35. 35.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) well (b) fog (c) white
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads” (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
38. 38.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) run (b) day (c) rat
39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
40. 40.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) book (b) star (c) knee

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