Use these limericks with words deleted as a cloze procedure or as examples to get the class going! Making your own and talking about the characters is fun. Extend the activity into other jobs, such as doctors, firemen, or, dare I suggest it, teachers!
Pirate limericks There was an old pirate called Billy Who liked to wear shirts that were frilly He’d walk round the ship With his hand on his hip But the crew thought he looked rather silly! There was an old pirate called Jack Who fancied a bit of a snack He caught a big fish But he sighed “How I wish That instead I could have a Big Mac!” There was an old pirate called Frank
Who went for a sail in a tank He found it could cope Round the Cape of Good Hope But just off Madagascar, it sank! There is an old pirate called Justin Who keeps the place shipshape by dustin’ He’s a glorious mover When he pushes the Hoover But the state of his washing’s disgustin’! There was an old pirate called Jake Who adopted a young rattlesnake When it coiled round his leg He would swear and then beg And if that failed, he’d give it a shake!