Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 91 · 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:
   “Mangoes in the sun” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
2. 2.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) The temple bells ring softly (c) A frog on a leaf
3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “The wind plays with my long hair” (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
4. 4.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) dish (b) guitar (c) blouse
5. 5.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) goat (b) cook (c) train
6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – mouse (b) hat – moon (c) noon – moon
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
8. 8.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) ring (b) bun (c) bread
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – frog (b) log – frog (c) log – cat
11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – chain (b) jog – cold (c) gold – cold
12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade” (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
13. 13.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) goat (b) old (c) fun
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
15. 15.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) rain (b) blouse (c) bat
16. 16.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) bright (b) spoon (c) bread
17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper” (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – rain (b) spoon – look (c) book – look
20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) A cat on the wall
21. 21.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) Little ants march on (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – white (b) look – book (c) fish – book
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
26. 26.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) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Bees hum near the pond
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
29. 29.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) spoon (b) play (c) fly
30. 30.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) fun (b) bee (c) wing
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – bold (b) fish – swish (c) mat – swish
33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate” (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
34. 34.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) plain (b) moon (c) rake
35. 35.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) red (b) sea (c) light
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – bold (b) cold – bold (c) cold – rake
38. 38.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) dish (b) guitar (c) bun
39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – dish (b) wish – dish (c) wish – stay
40. 40.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) rain (b) balloon (c) stay

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