Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 976 · 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.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – chain (b) train – run (c) cake – chain
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) The moon, round and white
5. 5.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) light (b) mouse (c) bat
6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Monsoon clouds roll in” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – bell (b) hook – bell (c) smell – wish
8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “A green parrot sings” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – moon (b) jar – moon (c) noon – fish
10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – hook (b) book – rat (c) cake – hook
11. 11.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) bright (b) dish (c) soon
12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand” (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
13. 13.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) rat (b) sea (c) bake
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
15. 15.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) bee (b) bright (c) mat
16. 16.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) lake (b) high (c) far
17. 17.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) car (b) tree (c) jog
18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – cold (b) bat – cold (c) gold – pie
19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – plain (b) night – bright (c) cold – bright
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
21. 21.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) play (b) knee (c) plain
22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) my – well (b) bell – well (c) bell – bun
23. 23.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) look (b) bun (c) fish
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
25. 25.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) house (b) pie (c) swing
26. 26.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) blouse (b) log (c) snake
27. 27.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) bee (b) shell (c) shed
28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes” (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
30. 30.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) frog (b) high (c) rake
31. 31.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) noon (b) head (c) rain
32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – knee (b) sea – noon (c) my – knee
33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – my (b) dog – knee (c) bee – knee
34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – fish (b) swish – sun (c) king – fish
35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Little ants march on
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
39. 39.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) hat (b) cold (c) spoon
40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze” (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6

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