Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 998 · 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 word rhymes with “high”? (a) spoon (b) my (c) jog
2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “Mangoes in the sun” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – moon (b) mouse – house (c) night – house
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
5. 5.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) rake (b) mouse (c) noon
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – lake (b) snake – moon (c) snake – lake
8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
   “My kitten sleeps in the sun” (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain” (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
11. 11.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) swish (b) soon (c) look
12. 12.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) star (b) dog (c) rain
13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky” (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
14. 14.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) rain (b) swish (c) moon
15. 15.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) rain (b) sky (c) bed
16. 16.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) mouse (b) ring (c) chain
17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – sun (b) dog – fog (c) hat – fog
18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair” (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
19. 19.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) frog (b) balloon (c) fly
20. 20.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) mouse (b) sun (c) balloon
21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) The temple bells ring softly
22. 22.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) head (b) snake (c) bee
23. 23.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) white (b) boat (c) wish
24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads” (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) Little ants march on (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
26. 26.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) book (b) lake (c) cat
27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – cat (b) rat – cat (c) rat – goat
28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – bed (b) note – bed (c) shed – snake
29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – bold (b) gold – bold (c) gold – lake
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
31. 31.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) jog (b) book (c) kite
32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Kites dance in the sky
33. 33.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) bread (b) blouse (c) cake
34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze” (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – guitar (b) bun – guitar (c) car – fish
36. 36.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) shell (b) bat (c) guitar
37. 37.Which word rhymes with “fold”? (a) head (b) gold (c) tell
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – night (b) bright – night (c) bright – mat
40. 40.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) clay (b) car (c) bat

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