Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 864 · 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.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – house (b) smell – bell (c) hat – bell
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “The temple bells ring softly” (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
5. 5.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) kite (b) cake (c) far
6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “The moon, round and white” (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
7. 7.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) bell (b) took (c) goat
8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – boat (b) bold – cold (c) fun – cold
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – kite (b) bee – frog (c) log – frog
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
13. 13.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) log (b) book (c) snake
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – hat (b) cat – hat (c) cat – tell
16. 16.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) tree (b) book (c) sing
17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – old (b) fold – log (c) fold – old
18. 18.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) key (b) star (c) sing
19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
20. 20.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) The wind plays with my long hair (c) The dry leaves whisper
21. 21.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) tell (b) day (c) lake
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
23. 23.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) hook (b) spoon (c) ring
24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – pie (b) brain – train (c) shed – train
25. 25.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) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) A frog on a leaf
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
27. 27.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) sing (b) sea (c) balloon
28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – balloon (b) tree – balloon (c) moon – star
29. 29.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) old (b) one (c) bright
30. 30.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) cake (b) key (c) fish
31. 31.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) rain (b) king (c) star
32. 32.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) fog (b) swing (c) fold
33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – bread (b) shed – bread (c) shed – star
34. 34.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) ring (b) knee (c) head
35. 35.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) bat (b) white (c) boat
36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – book (b) plain – book (c) cook – hat
37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – fish (b) wish – play (c) balloon – fish
38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) The old banyan tree (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
39. 39.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) snake (b) tree (c) cold
40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – soon (b) moon – soon (c) moon – fog

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