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Limericks for Radio Sessions
Limericks can be very funny, and children will enjoy reading them and creating their own in the classroom. In the UK, they are featured in the National Literacy Strategy (Year 3, Term 3, and again in Year 6, Term 2).
Worksheet - Fill in the gaps
There was a young man from Crewe
Who found a bug in his _________,
Said the waiter, “Don’t shout
And wave it ___________,
Or the rest will be wanting one _________.
There once was a boy named Joe
Who dropped a big brick on his ___________.
He asked, with a frown,
“Will the swelling go ___________?”
And the doctor said, “Yes, I think ______.”
Here are some examples of limericks which were kindly contributed by members of uk.education.staffroom.
| I went to the staffroom one day For a nice cup of tea during play But a troll had got in And was making a din Even though he had nothing to say. |
There was a young man from Dealing Who caught the bus for Ealing. It said on the door Don't spit on the floor So he jumped up and spat on the ceiling |
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An artistic male cat called Greebo, |
There was a young lady from Ickenham Who went on a bus-trip to Twickenham. She drank too much beer, Which made her feel queer, So she took off her boots and was sick-in-'em. |
| There was an old person of Fratton Who would go to church with his hat on. 'If I wake up,' he said, 'With a hat on my head, I will know that it hasn't been sat on.' |
There once was an old man from Esser, Whose knowledge grew lesser and lesser. It at last grew so small, He knew nothing at all, And now he's a college professor. |
| There was a young lady from Hyde, Who ate a green apple and died. While her lover lamented, The apple fermented, And made cyder inside her inside. |
A mosquito was heard to complain, 'A chemist has poisoned my brain!' The cause of his sorrow was paradichloro- triphenyldichloroethane. |
| There once was a lass in the staffroom... who found a long and thin broom she waved it about with a scream and a shout and cleaned up the whole of her classroom.. |
I once had a blind date with Cilla. |
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There was an old man from Milan, |
There was a young man from Dundee, Got stung on the leg with a wasp When asked if it hurt He said no not a bit It can do it again if it likes! |