Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 807 · 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.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Clouds drift past the hill
2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – stay (b) pie – rain (c) brain – rain
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) A frog on a leaf (c) Rain taps on the roof
7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – jog (b) log – guitar (c) log – jog
8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Paper boats sail down the drain” (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
9. 9.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) knee (b) log (c) night
10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – swing (b) note – goat (c) noon – goat
11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – cold (b) jog – cold (c) old – blouse
12. 12.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) bee (b) guitar (c) fold
13. 13.Which word rhymes with “fold”? (a) gold (b) hat (c) pie
14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – train (b) day – tray (c) run – tray
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – fun (b) house – mouse (c) bat – mouse
18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
19. 19.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) head (b) cook (c) rain
20. 20.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) swing (b) bake (c) one
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – cold (b) bold – moon (c) king – cold
23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof” (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
24. 24.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) well (b) balloon (c) train
25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – bread (b) plain – bread (c) head – swing
26. 26.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) shell (b) night (c) king
27. 27.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) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Soft snow on the hills
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – rake (b) bake – smell (c) bake – rake
30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – rat (b) hat – rat (c) hat – guitar
31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate” (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Diyas glow at night
33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – rain (b) one – dish (c) swish – dish
35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – coat (b) guitar – mat (c) bat – mat
36. 36.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) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Peacocks spread their tails
37. 37.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) kite (b) noon (c) mouse
38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest” (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – red (b) bed – goat (c) bed – red
40. 40.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) snake (b) sky (c) king

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