Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 834 · 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) one – took (b) gold – bun (c) one – bun
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – shell (b) tree – key (c) sing – key
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “A tiny snail climbs the wall” (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
6. 6.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) wing (b) my (c) sun
7. 7.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) fly (b) bread (c) moon
8. 8.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) snake (b) guitar (c) ring
9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “The old banyan tree” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof” (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – bat (b) took – look (c) blouse – look
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – shell (b) smell – train (c) smell – shell
15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
16. 16.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) run (b) bright (c) play
17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – sky (b) high – sky (c) high – house
18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – house (b) mat – house (c) mouse – guitar
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
20. 20.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) fish (b) white (c) boat
21. 21.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) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Rain taps on the roof
22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings” (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – balloon (b) soon – balloon (c) soon – shed
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
27. 27.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) bee (b) bat (c) note
28. 28.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) wish (b) far (c) gold
29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun” (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
30. 30.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) stay (b) plain (c) noon
31. 31.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) hat (b) gold (c) log
32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – night (b) white – house (c) tell – night
33. 33.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) my (b) coat (c) hook
34. 34.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) high (b) bed (c) fish
35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade” (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
36. 36.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) kite (b) hook (c) high
37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – book (b) snake – lake (c) old – lake
39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – float (b) boat – book (c) cake – float
40. 40.Which word rhymes with “goat”? (a) cat (b) boat (c) plain

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