Limerick Fun!
A fun worksheet for kindergarteners to learn about the basic structure and rhythm of limericks through reading and simple writing activities.
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Limericks are silly poems with a special beat and rhyming words! Read the limericks and try to find the rhyming words. Then, try to draw a picture for a limerick!
Read these limericks out loud. Listen for the rhyming words!
There once was a cat named Matt, Who loved to wear a big hat. He'd jump and he'd play, All through the day, And then take a nap on the mat.
A small little bug, oh so grand, Once flew all around in the land. He buzzed and he flew, Then found something new, A sweet flower held in his hand.
1. In the first limerick, which words rhyme with 'Matt'?
play, day
hat, mat
cat, bug
jump, nap
2. In the second limerick, which words rhyme with 'grand'?
flew, new
bug, flower
land, hand
small, around
Draw a picture of the cat named Matt and his hat from the first limerick!
Help finish this limerick by adding a rhyming word!
There once was a fish in the sea, Who swam with a friend, happy as can be. He wiggled his , And then he would blow, Big bubbles for you and for me.