Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 75 · 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.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Morning bells ring out” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – note (b) goat – note (c) goat – sun
3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Kites dance in the sky” (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Butterflies dance on the breeze” (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Hot chai in a cup” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “My kitten sleeps in the sun” (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
12. 12.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) fog (b) far (c) wing
13. 13.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) book (b) fold (c) snake
14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – blouse (b) house – blouse (c) house – snake
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore” (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – bun (b) sun – moon (c) well – bun
18. 18.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) rake (b) cook (c) bed
19. 19.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) frog (b) train (c) sun
20. 20.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) tell (b) light (c) brain
21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors” (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
23. 23.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) well (b) cat (c) jog
24. 24.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) wing (b) swish (c) chain
25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – sky (b) sun – took (c) hook – took
28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Soft snow on the hills
29. 29.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) bed (b) sea (c) guitar
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
33. 33.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) ring (b) run (c) log
34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) A green parrot sings (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
35. 35.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) key (b) old (c) ring
36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
37. 37.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) Stars blink one by one (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
38. 38.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) key (b) swish (c) shed
39. 39.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) blouse (b) clay (c) bright
40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – shell (b) light – cake (c) rake – cake

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