Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 817 · 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 word rhymes with “moon”? (a) fold (b) mouse (c) balloon
2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) The dry leaves whisper
3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – train (b) pie – train (c) plain – rat
4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – frog (b) log – snake (c) swing – frog
5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) one – lake (b) snake – bread (c) snake – lake
6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) stay – tray (b) fold – tray (c) stay – far
7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “My kitten sleeps in the sun” (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
8. 8.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) king (b) fish (c) mat
9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “A frog on a leaf” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes” (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) The wind plays with my long hair
15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – fish (b) fog – frog (c) moon – frog
16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – red (b) bed – red (c) bed – run
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – brain (b) took – bee (c) sea – bee
20. 20.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) bold (b) day (c) bell
21. 21.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) bake (b) car (c) cold
22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – hook (b) cook – kite (c) train – hook
23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails” (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) A green parrot sings (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – moon (b) balloon – swish (c) car – moon
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – bun (b) fun – rake (c) fun – bun
28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – jog (b) play – shed (c) red – shed
31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – high (b) pie – high (c) pie – wish
32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – book (b) fold – book (c) look – house
34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – balloon (b) spoon – cold (c) tell – balloon
35. 35.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) mouse (b) bun (c) wish
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
37. 37.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) fog (b) swish (c) took
38. 38.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) run (b) hat (c) knee
39. 39.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) rain (b) swish (c) coat
40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly” (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7

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