Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 768 · 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:
   “Kites dance in the sky” (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
2. 2.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) house (b) well (c) rake
3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – knee (b) kite – knee (c) bee – shell
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “A green parrot sings” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Morning bells ring out” (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – train (b) brain – red (c) brain – train
9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – soon (b) moon – clay (c) fun – soon
11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – play (b) balloon – tell (c) bell – tell
12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – jog (b) noon – jog (c) log – rat
13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – mouse (b) brain – light (c) kite – light
14. 14.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) jar (b) knee (c) moon
15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
16. 16.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) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Little ants march on
17. 17.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) book (b) old (c) sea
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) stay – house (b) rat – play (c) stay – play
20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
22. 22.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) red (b) moon (c) blouse
23. 23.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) well (b) note (c) hat
24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – king (b) wing – hook (c) wing – king
25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – night (b) ring – wing (c) bell – wing
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – guitar (b) far – cake (c) far – guitar
28. 28.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) head (b) my (c) clay
29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – took (b) look – jog (c) far – took
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
33. 33.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) brain (b) white (c) cat
34. 34.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) mouse (b) stay (c) hat
35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in” (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – rat (b) coat – rat (c) hat – bun
37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – plain (b) soon – plain (c) rain – snake
38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – well (b) cat – well (c) tell – rain
39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – high (b) sky – coat (c) sky – high
40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – rake (b) took – look (c) tree – look

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