Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 794 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
2. 2.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) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – fog (b) log – head (c) fun – fog
4. 4.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) moon (b) boat (c) swish
5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – cold (b) cake – sea (c) bee – sea
6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – sky (b) key – sky (c) pie – house
7. 7.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) day (b) bold (c) snake
8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “The wind plays with my long hair” (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Monsoon clouds roll in” (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
10. 10.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) brain (b) night (c) log
11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest” (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
12. 12.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) soon (b) stay (c) fold
13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
16. 16.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) my (b) soon (c) kite
17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – key (b) blouse – key (c) knee – my
18. 18.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) gold (b) sky (c) plain
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – well (b) shell – balloon (c) old – well
22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – kite (b) night – kite (c) night – star
23. 23.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) hook (b) cake (c) balloon
24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – stay (b) rain – train (c) bell – train
25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads” (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – key (b) tree – head (c) tree – key
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
28. 28.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) spoon (b) bell (c) pie
29. 29.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) cold (b) sun (c) note
30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
32. 32.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) kite (b) pie (c) cook
33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on” (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
34. 34.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) fish (b) lake (c) knee
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
36. 36.Which word rhymes with “fold”? (a) old (b) plain (c) key
37. 37.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) sky (b) key (c) took
38. 38.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) red (b) hat (c) jog
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Rain taps on the roof

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