Limerick Writing

Booklet (Grade 3)

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This Booklet Belongs to:

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Spring Limericks (Grade 3)

Title: _______________________________________________

Line #1

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* Remember lines 2&5 will have to rhyme with line 1.

Line 1 should have 7-8 syllables. (Optional)

Line #2

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*Line 2 should rhyme with lines 1-5.

Line 2 should have 7-8 syllables. (Optional)

Line #3

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*Line 3 should rhyme with line 4.

Line 3 should have 5-6 syllables. (Optional)

Line #4

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*Line 4 rhyme with line 3.

Line 4 should have 5-6 syllables. (Optional)

Line #5

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*Line 5 should rhyme with line 1-2.

Line 5 should have 7-8 syllables. (Optional)

*Indicate the number of syllables in the brackets.

*Underline the last word of each line.

Rules to Writing Limericks

When writing your limerick remember:

#1 Rhyming Order

• The last word in lines 1, 2 and 5 must rhyme

• The last word in lines 3-4 must rhyme

#2 Number of Syllables (Optional)

• Line 1 must have 7-8 syllables

• Line 2 must have 7-8 syllables

• Line 3 must have 5-6 syllables

• Line 4 must have 5-6 syllables

• Line 5 must have 7-8 syllables

Always Remember to:

• Include capitals

• Include punctuation at the end of each line (period,

comma, question mark, exclamation mark).

List of Rhyming Words

Words that rhyme with Spring: bring, king, thing, sing, ring, string

Words that rhyme with flower: power, tower, flour, our, hour, sour

Words that rhyme with sun: bun, fun, run, one, nun, none, done, son, grandson

Words that rhyme with rain: brain, chain, cane, grain, lane, main, pain, plane, train

Words that rhyme with nest: best, blessed, chest, digest, dressed, guest,

guessed, stressed, test, vest, west

Words that rhyme with melt: belt, dealt, felt

Words that rhyme with bird: blurred, heard, nerd, slurred, third, transferred,

word

Words that rhyme with butterfly: apply, buy, bye, by, cry, dry, eye, fly, guy, hi,

high, I, lie, my, pie, shy, sky, spy, thigh, tie, try, why

Words that rhyme with bee: be, flee, free, he, key, knee, me, pea, sea, see, she,

ski, spree, tea, three, tree, we

Words that rhyme with kite: alright, bite, fight, flight, height, knight, light,

might, moonlight, night, polite, right, sight, site, slight, tonight, white, write

Words that rhyme with rainbow: blow, crow, dough, flow, go, grow, know, low, row,

show, slow, snow, throw, tow

Words that rhyme with leprechaun: crayon, coupon, dawn, drawn, gone, hexagon,

octagon, marathon, on, parmesan, salon, swan

Miss Pina’s Limerick

I love to play in the sun! (7 syllables) (A)

Since, I can go for a run! (7 syllables) (A)

It can be very hot, (6 syllables) (B)

Like the coffee I bought! (6 syllables) (B)

Let’s have fun and enjoy a bun! (8 syllables) (A)

Did you notice?

• The last word in lines 1,2 and 5 rhyme (sun,

run, bun).

• The last word in lines 3-4 rhyme (hot, bought)

Limerick Checklist

o Did you write a limerick on a Spring topic?

o Did you include 5 lines in your limerick?

Rhyming Order

o Make sure that lines 1, 2 and 5 rhyme.

o Make sure that lines 3 and 4 rhyme.

Number of Syllables (Optional)

o Does line 1 have 7 or 8 syllables?

o Does line 2 have 7 or 8 syllables?

o Does line 3 have 5 or 6 syllables?

o Does line 3 have 5 or 6 syllables?

o Does line 5 have 7 or 8 syllables?

o Did you have fun writing your limerick? ☺

Next Step: Ask Miss Pina to correct your rough draft.