Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 740 · 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 “noon”? (a) sing (b) mouse (c) soon
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Paper boats sail down the drain” (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
4. 4.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) ring (b) mouse (c) my
5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – bat (b) mat – far (c) mat – bat
6. 6.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) took (b) bed (c) rain
7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – gold (b) fold – wing (c) fold – gold
8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – fold (b) cold – car (c) cold – fold
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper” (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
11. 11.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) bread (b) cold (c) hook
12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup” (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
13. 13.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) play (b) spoon (c) key
14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Little ants march on
15. 15.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) white (b) fun (c) float
16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day” (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
20. 20.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) ring (b) book (c) rake
21. 21.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) pie (b) guitar (c) cook
22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate” (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree” (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – play (b) tray – play (c) tray – swish
25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – dog (b) frog – coat (c) bright – dog
26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Soft snow on the hills
27. 27.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) rake (b) tree (c) plain
28. 28.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) hat (b) run (c) log
29. 29.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) play (b) dog (c) white
30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – fold (b) mouse – fold (c) old – cook
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
33. 33.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) Stars blink one by one (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
34. 34.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) shed (b) sun (c) rain
35. 35.Which word rhymes with “fold”? (a) lake (b) old (c) kite
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – car (b) jar – bed (c) train – car
38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun” (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – ring (b) wing – ring (c) wing – bee

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