Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 964 · 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:
   “The temple bells ring softly” (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – guitar (b) jar – hat (c) hook – guitar
4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – light (b) kite – dog (c) sea – light
5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – clay (b) cat – clay (c) day – bee
6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Old Grandpa naps in the shade” (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – star (b) shell – bed (c) head – bed
8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) A frog on a leaf
9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) The wind plays with my long hair
10. 10.Which word rhymes with “clay”? (a) play (b) coat (c) log
11. 11.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) one (b) blouse (c) key
12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – bee (b) bun – run (c) bell – run
13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – king (b) look – king (c) swing – play
14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night” (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – day (b) wish – soon (c) moon – soon
16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) one – dog (b) one – bun (c) bright – bun
17. 17.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) bake (b) bat (c) train
18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun” (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – rat (b) mat – rat (c) mat – mouse
21. 21.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) pie (b) book (c) mat
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – house (b) mouse – play (c) rat – house
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
27. 27.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) book (b) guitar (c) key
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) The old banyan tree
31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – wish (b) fish – wish (c) fish – car
32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand” (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
33. 33.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 kite string tugs at my hand (c) The moon, round and white
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) The old banyan tree (c) The baby laughs at the moon
38. 38.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) star (b) log (c) stay
39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – look (b) book – shed (c) cat – look
40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – wish (b) dish – spoon (c) shed – wish

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