Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 852 · 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 “fish”? (a) dish (b) play (c) bat
2. 2.Which word rhymes with “fold”? (a) cat (b) fish (c) cold
3. 3.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) my (b) red (c) sing
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
5. 5.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) run (b) spoon (c) rake
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “The wind plays with my long hair” (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – train (b) shell – tell (c) hook – tell
9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Hot chai in a cup” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly” (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Morning bells ring out (c) Green parrots chatter all day
13. 13.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) cold (b) kite (c) goat
14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – fly (b) cat – hat (c) old – hat
15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – shell (b) cat – tree (c) bee – tree
16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – ring (b) swing – cold (c) bright – ring
17. 17.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) fold (b) house (c) swish
18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – car (b) jar – look (c) sky – car
19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall” (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – bold (b) bread – bold (c) old – tree
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – cold (b) house – blouse (c) note – blouse
24. 24.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) far (b) train (c) white
25. 25.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) sea (b) swish (c) gold
26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) A green parrot sings
27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun” (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
28. 28.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) shed (b) plain (c) white
29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond” (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
30. 30.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) rain (b) car (c) moon
31. 31.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) smell (b) train (c) dog
32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
33. 33.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) night (b) day (c) fish
34. 34.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) red (b) sing (c) frog
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – king (b) fly – jog (c) dog – jog
37. 37.Which word rhymes with “fun”? (a) sun (b) high (c) stay
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree” (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose

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