Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 857 · 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 “white”? (a) kite (b) mouse (c) high
2. 2.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) wish (b) plain (c) night
3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – bread (b) dog – swish (c) fish – swish
4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – log (b) float – log (c) jog – clay
5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – swing (b) balloon – fog (c) jog – fog
6. 6.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) bat (b) snake (c) brain
7. 7.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) boat (b) light (c) stay
8. 8.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) jar (b) one (c) rake
9. 9.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) jar (b) light (c) jog
10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – sea (b) lake – bake (c) run – bake
11. 11.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) sing (b) hook (c) bright
12. 12.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) bright (b) red (c) rake
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
14. 14.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) sing (b) kite (c) sea
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun” (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
18. 18.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) Rain taps on the roof (c) Soft snow on the hills
19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate” (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair” (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – fun (b) bun – bed (c) rake – fun
24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – fish (b) wish – note (c) wish – fish
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain” (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
28. 28.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) frog (b) fly (c) cake
29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Peacocks spread their tails
30. 30.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) The baby laughs at the moon (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
31. 31.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) star (b) brain (c) bright
32. 32.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) house (b) boat (c) cake
33. 33.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) kite (b) tray (c) note
34. 34.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) wish (b) mat (c) day
35. 35.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) fold (b) bell (c) rain
36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – tree (b) bee – tree (c) bee – head
37. 37.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) pie (b) wing (c) day
38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) A cat on the wall

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