Ireland/Limericks
A limerick is a funny poem. It has five lines.
They rhyme like this: A A B B A.
interactive exercises
Fill in the words in the correct order. Read them aloud. They should rhyme!
A Wonderful Star
Here is a limerick. Fill in the words in the correct order.
There once was a wonderful star
Who thought she would go very far
Until she fell down
And looked like a clown
She knew she would never go far.
The Young Lady
Fill in the words in the correct order.
There was a young lady of Riga
Who smiled when she rode on a tiger.
They came back from the ride
With the lady inside
And the smile on the face of the tiger.
The old man of Peru
Fill in the words in the correct order.
There was an old man of Peru
Who dreamed he was eating his shoe.
He awoke in the night
With a terrible fright
And found out it was really true!
Your own limerick
Can you write your own limerick?
It should use the pattern: A A B B A
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