Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 917 · 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 MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) The old banyan tree
2. 2.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) sun (b) my (c) light
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Bees hum near the pond” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Green parrots chatter all day” (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “The dry leaves whisper” (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) The moon, round and white (c) The dry leaves whisper
11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – guitar (b) star – guitar (c) star – high
12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Mangoes in the sun
13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall” (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand” (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
16. 16.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) wing (b) star (c) fish
17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – boat (b) brain – white (c) kite – white
18. 18.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) key (b) light (c) cold
19. 19.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) bold (b) white (c) car
20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – lake (b) boat – coat (c) rain – coat
21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – one (b) sun – one (c) sun – hat
22. 22.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) rain (b) smell (c) dish
23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes” (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – bun (b) fun – light (c) boat – bun
25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – head (b) red – king (c) red – head
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly” (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
31. 31.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) soon (b) house (c) key
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – mat (b) hat – tray (c) hat – mat
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
35. 35.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) note (b) head (c) run
36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – bun (b) run – dish (c) run – bun
37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – bright (b) well – brain (c) chain – brain
38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair” (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
39. 39.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) brain (b) run (c) moon
40. 40.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) cat (b) noon (c) shed

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