Guess the Kennings

From Year 5/6, Severnbanks Primary School, Lydney, Gloucestershire, UK

June 2002


By Lewis, 10

Swift mover
Weed eater
Roach killer
Destruction maker
Man hater


By Ryan, 11

mellow-fellow
great-grinner
redtie-master
super-snorer
mega-scratcher
strange-dresser


By Richard, 10

Long-nose
Ice-dweller
No-walker
Sea-swimmer
Blizzard-hater
Water-layer
Fish-scooper


By James, 11

deep-diver
penguin-eater
ice-dweller
Thick-skinned
Big-tusks
snow-lover


By Aiden, 11

Fast-Swimmer
Funny-Friend
Math-Master
Cheeky-Monkey
Strange-Alien


By Michael, 11

Big Eye
Cold Blooded
Tree Jumper
Green Skin
Webbed Feet
Deep Eye

(It's a kind of frog)


By Liam, 11

Furry-Feline
Fat-Friend
Roaring-Machine
Sound-Sleeper
Fast-Runner
Great-Climber


By Clara, 11

Sofa-scratcher
Curtain-hanger
Food-scoffer
Fish-watcher
Bird-chaser
Garden-jumper
Toy-shredder
Newspaper-destroyer

Guess what it is?


By Francesca, 11

A stripy Species
A fluffy fur ball
A nasty nonsense
A creepy crawler
A elephant eater
A tree tangler

CAN YOU GUESS WHAT IT IS ?


By Paul, 11

A tree liver
A bamboo cruncher
A cuddly toy
A kind animal
A sixth finger


By Bryony, 11

Friendly-Feline
Purfect-Purrer
Food-Finder
Hair-Malter
Hooked-Tongue
Small-Spooker
Silent-Creeper


By Gayle, 10

Warm -sun
Lovely - ride
Loads - People
Nice - People


By Kate, 11

A perfect pal
A food eater
A fluffy friend
A tail wagger
A leg walker
A terrible terror
A fearful fright
A bad barker
A heavy sleeper.


By Mark, 11

A striped feline
A roaring machine
A meat eater
A jungle liver
A deer hunter
A grass creeper


By Kelsey, 10

Oxygen-Holder
Plant-Eater
Mud-Eater
Adult-flyers
Worm-Looking
Brightly-Coloured


By Aisha, 11

Human-Friends
Furless-Mammels
Winter-Warmers
Secret-Keepers
Harmless-Creatures
Chinese-Prey
Drooping-Curtains
Glaring-Eyes


By Josh, 11

Big-Beard
Four-Legger
Sharp-claw
Meat-Eater
Sharp-Teeth
Long-Whiskers
Fast-Runner
BEAST-RULER


By Matthew, 11

An atomic - sprayer
A six - legger
A flyer - higher
A no - skuller
A deadly - cocktailor


By Danielle, 11

Fast-galloper
high-jumper
carrot-lover
cowboys-friend
champion-racer
water-drinker
hard-worker
good-schooler
excellent-trekker
cart-puller
tremnedous-hacker
fantastic-groomer
rosette-collecter
record-breakers
trophy-winners
extravagant-traveller
coach-dragger
high-bucker
pocket-nuzzler
perfect-hunter


By Rosy, 11

Brain-teaser
Master-marker
Children-lover
Story-reader
Coffee-drinker


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