Writing Mad Libs

Mad Libs are great Grammar practice for parts of speech.

It is far easier to complete them than to write them...

So if your child is ready for a challenge, have him/her choose a topic, write a unique story (usually 4-8 sentences), figure out where the blanks will go, figure out what part of speech goes in each blank to make the sentence make sense, ask you for a list of words of certain parts of speech, give examples of parts of speech if you don't know them (or pretend you don't) and/or correct you when you give the wrong part of speech, write in the words, and read you the completed story. You can decide what parts of speech you want to include. Commonly, Mad Libs include noun, verb, adjective, and adverb. Sometimes the story will ask for more specific nouns (like body part, person, or location) or adjectives (like number or color). For older children you can also include preposition and interjection.

Here are some favorites from our classroom! These are stories that children wrote and completed, working in pairs. The added-in words are underlined.

How a Ballerina Changes a Lightbulb

Slowly she stands on her lungs. Then she walks way up high until she reaches New York. Then she washes the lightbulb. All done!

Yummy Cake

My yummy cake flavor is foot. I swim and eat my cake. In each bite I yell Owi! I make my cakes while I'm digging.

My Beautiful Friend

My friend Cheez-It is so pretty. She looks like a cheesy dog. She loves to eat and run. Her hair bounces as she sings and looks like a slow snail.

How to Tie Your Shoes

To tie your shoes, first sit on the radio. Take your heart in your hand. Cross the two pieces of dog below each other. Don't forget to make a Kaden. Shazam! You did a purple job!

My Spring Break

Over break I went to Big Splash Adventure with me. We had an amethyst time. We ate Braunschweiger and walked on a purple beach. We even saw dogs! We were gone for eight days. It was a pretty trip. Next time I want to go to Adam's house.

My Legendary Cards

I have 51 cards. My first card lets me somersault down the stairs. My cards are as big as a doorknob. I have a card that lets me see a dressing world made for blue-footed boobies. My other cards are as big as elephant-sized doorknobs.

A Perfectly Normal Day

Every day I beak a rib and the reptilian part of my brain. The next day Kingston slid off the globe. Then a salamander came up and drank my Zac. The End

Hot Peppers

Eeek! Don't scare hot peppers! They are crankily purple! You could get sick and sit everywhere! That would be cold! Adam could take 24 pictures!

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