Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 818 · 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) float – train (b) chain – train (c) chain – light
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Kites dance in the sky” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Soft snow on the hills” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – sun (b) jar – star (c) boat – star
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “My kitten sleeps in the sun” (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
9. 9.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) house (b) tree (c) sun
10. 10.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) sun (b) white (c) jar
11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – house (b) swish – wish (c) high – wish
12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
13. 13.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) frog (b) light (c) hat
14. 14.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) snake (b) swing (c) plain
15. 15.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) sing (b) hat (c) chain
16. 16.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) king (b) brain (c) kite
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) The baby laughs at the moon
19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Rain taps on the roof
20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – bun (b) fun – bun (c) fun – car
21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) stay – bold (b) stay – day (c) bed – day
22. 22.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) night (b) wish (c) sea
23. 23.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) bun (b) snake (c) pie
24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
26. 26.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) play (b) shell (c) blouse
27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews” (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – fish (b) sky – fish (c) dish – gold
29. 29.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) fly (b) rain (c) tray
30. 30.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) mouse (b) took (c) day
31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair” (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
32. 32.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) bread (b) bold (c) note
33. 33.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) frog (b) tree (c) gold
34. 34.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) hook (b) balloon (c) hat
35. 35.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) goat (b) tray (c) wish
36. 36.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) fold (b) rake (c) high
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
39. 39.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) chain (b) tray (c) sing
40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) Morning bells ring out (c) Paper boats sail down the drain

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