Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 724 · 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 pair of words rhyme? (a) well – bell (b) well – fish (c) play – bell
2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – smell (b) tell – bold (c) tell – smell
3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – fish (b) jog – frog (c) bake – frog
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “A tiny snail climbs the wall” (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Butterflies dance on the breeze” (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – night (b) kite – night (c) kite – jar
9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – cake (b) boat – cake (c) snake – jar
10. 10.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) jog (b) book (c) wish
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand” (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – bake (b) old – bold (c) swish – bold
15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – night (b) tray – night (c) light – cake
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf” (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
18. 18.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) wing (b) wish (c) chain
19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – spoon (b) moon – wish (c) moon – spoon
20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
22. 22.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) gold (b) bed (c) book
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
25. 25.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) blouse (b) moon (c) swing
26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – swing (b) sing – swing (c) sing – kite
27. 27.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) knee (b) hook (c) ring
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
30. 30.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) red (b) white (c) clay
31. 31.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) wish (b) night (c) bed
32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – key (b) sea – brain (c) cook – key
33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – king (b) wing – king (c) wing – pie
34. 34.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) bright (b) fun (c) rain
35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) The dry leaves whisper
37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
38. 38.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) star (b) rain (c) tell
39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – mouse (b) noon – jar (c) guitar – jar
40. 40.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) fish (b) swing (c) sea

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