Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 8 · 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 – fog (b) lake – fog (c) frog – old
2. 2.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) knee (b) cat (c) bright
3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “The lazy cow chews and chews” (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
4. 4.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) light (b) note (c) spoon
5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Mangoes in the sun” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
8. 8.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) car (b) boat (c) day
9. 9.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) house (b) ring (c) bee
10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – bee (b) mat – boat (c) note – boat
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – brain (b) hat – brain (c) chain – frog
13. 13.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) mat (b) balloon (c) light
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
15. 15.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) fish (b) stay (c) fun
16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
17. 17.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) key (b) mat (c) day
18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) The baby laughs at the moon
19. 19.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) tree (b) day (c) bread
20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – moon (b) tell – moon (c) soon – book
21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – cat (b) sea – shed (c) bread – shed
22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings” (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
23. 23.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) tree (b) sky (c) train
24. 24.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) train (b) rake (c) dog
25. 25.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) book (b) boat (c) bread
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore” (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
28. 28.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) key (b) sky (c) rain
29. 29.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) noon (b) stay (c) cook
30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
31. 31.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) kite (b) mat (c) noon
32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
34. 34.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) bed (b) hook (c) sea
35. 35.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) car (b) dog (c) knee
36. 36.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) tray (b) moon (c) bun
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond” (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one” (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – spoon (b) soon – spoon (c) soon – snake

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