Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 902 · 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:
   “A tiny snail climbs the wall” (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – stay (b) clay – stay (c) clay – wish
3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – shed (b) sea – bee (c) cake – bee
4. 4.Which word rhymes with “log”? (a) dog (b) fish (c) swing
5. 5.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) took (b) frog (c) fish
6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) A green parrot sings (c) Green parrots chatter all day
7. 7.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) cat (b) boat (c) swing
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – shed (b) bed – boat (c) bed – shed
10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – plain (b) rain – plain (c) rain – star
11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – high (b) mouse – blouse (c) cat – blouse
12. 12.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) bee (b) rat (c) shed
13. 13.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) train (b) sun (c) my
14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – frog (b) log – fly (c) bread – frog
15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song” (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) A cat on the wall
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate” (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
22. 22.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) sea (b) dish (c) night
23. 23.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) light (b) fold (c) blouse
24. 24.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) head (b) snake (c) guitar
25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall” (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day” (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – sing (b) wing – fold (c) sky – sing
28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – rake (b) snake – fold (c) snake – rake
30. 30.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) cat (b) jog (c) run
31. 31.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) far (b) fish (c) look
32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Bees hum near the pond
33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore” (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair” (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – bell (b) well – fish (c) shed – bell
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – balloon (b) noon – balloon (c) noon – house
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
39. 39.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) balloon (b) hook (c) jog
40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – plain (b) bread – guitar (c) car – guitar

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