Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 764 · 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) note – bake (b) cake – bake (c) cake – book
2. 2.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) A frog on a leaf (c) Bees hum near the pond
3. 3.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) swing (b) stay (c) night
4. 4.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) sky (b) train (c) king
5. 5.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) smell (b) brain (c) one
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – rat (b) plain – rat (c) mat – my
9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) The dry leaves whisper
10. 10.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) tell (b) one (c) far
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – snake (b) rain – bed (c) bread – bed
14. 14.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) sun (b) took (c) bright
15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) A green parrot sings
16. 16.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) rain (b) swing (c) bat
17. 17.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) book (b) my (c) sun
18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – brain (b) frog – night (c) white – night
21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – blouse (b) night – clay (c) day – clay
22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – cat (b) mat – moon (c) mat – cat
24. 24.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) red (b) dog (c) cook
25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes” (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – shed (b) tell – shed (c) red – play
28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – chain (b) brain – bake (c) red – chain
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
30. 30.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) run (b) mat (c) well
31. 31.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) bright (b) dog (c) house
32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – light (b) kite – light (c) kite – moon
33. 33.Which word rhymes with “log”? (a) hat (b) dog (c) head
34. 34.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) bake (b) ring (c) noon
35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – fish (b) wish – hat (c) wish – fish
36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – dog (b) fog – dog (c) fog – day
37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – look (b) chain – brain (c) light – brain
38. 38.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) sun (b) key (c) star
39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song” (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads” (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8

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