Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 82 · 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.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Children splash in muddy lanes” (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Little ants march on
3. 3.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) mouse (b) sun (c) pie
4. 4.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) lake (b) bat (c) bun
5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Hot chai in a cup” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
6. 6.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) float (b) one (c) far
7. 7.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) hat (b) log (c) moon
8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – look (b) my – soon (c) balloon – soon
9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – white (b) bright – house (c) bright – white
11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) A cat on the wall (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
14. 14.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) fun (b) float (c) tell
15. 15.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) chain (b) moon (c) snake
16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
17. 17.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) stay (b) rat (c) blouse
18. 18.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) coat (b) moon (c) bee
19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore” (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – night (b) goat – night (c) kite – log
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) The old banyan tree
23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – snake (b) old – mouse (c) blouse – mouse
24. 24.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) blouse (b) light (c) run
25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – hook (b) moon – soon (c) note – soon
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
27. 27.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) cook (b) rain (c) shed
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain” (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – light (b) bright – light (c) bright – bread
32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – sky (b) my – sky (c) my – bee
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – noon (b) spoon – white (c) cat – noon
36. 36.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) mat (b) mouse (c) well
37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose” (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – cook (b) knee – play (c) tray – play
40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – moon (b) soon – moon (c) soon – cat

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