Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 741 · 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) frog – goat (b) frog – dog (c) plain – dog
2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – blouse (b) mouse – shed (c) mouse – blouse
3. 3.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) light (b) house (c) rake
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
5. 5.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) car (b) fly (c) light
6. 6.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) bun (b) train (c) smell
7. 7.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) mouse (b) bed (c) dish
8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – dog (b) mat – wing (c) king – wing
10. 10.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) Peacocks spread their tails (c) Green parrots chatter all day
11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in” (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Mangoes in the sun
14. 14.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) high (b) moon (c) book
15. 15.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) coat (b) white (c) one
16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – dish (b) swish – dish (c) swish – look
17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore” (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair” (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – hook (b) wing – sing (c) sky – sing
21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors” (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
22. 22.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) play (b) rain (c) bright
23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Soft snow on the hills
24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Diyas glow at night
25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – well (b) car – bun (c) fun – bun
26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – run (b) cook – knee (c) key – knee
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
29. 29.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) guitar (b) fold (c) sky
30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – well (b) tell – well (c) tell – tray
31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly” (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – head (b) bed – head (c) bed – bat
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Clouds drift past the hill
35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – stay (b) play – stay (c) play – bread
36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) high – frog (b) jog – plain (c) jog – frog
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate” (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8

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