Appreciating literature
Name
Limericks
A limerick is a poem that has five lines in it. It is usually funny and has a special order of
rhyming words. The first two lines rhyme. Then the next two lines rhyme. Then the last
line rhymes with the first two lines. Read the limerick below.
There once was a fellow named Jed
Who spent too much time in his bed.
He slept for so long
That something went wrong,
His hair grew long on his head.
In the limerick above, draw a red
circle around the three words that
rhyme. Draw a green box around the
two words that rhyme.
Help finish the limerick below by filling in the
blanks with a word from the Word Bank.
Word Bank
class
lazy
pass
crazy
Daisy
There once was a student named ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Who wouldn’t work because she was ___ ___ ___ ___.
She slept during ___ ___ ___ ___ ___.
No way she could ___ ___ ___ ___.
Her poor teacher finally went ___ ___ ___ ___ ___.
Work with a partner and write a limerick. It helps to start with three rhyming words and
two other rhyming words, then make up the sentences.
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