A Wordy Wonder
Mad Libs
Want to put your English skills to the test while having boatloads of fun? Try this word game that creates ridiculously funny stories!
You’ll need:
a pen and a piece of paper
How to play:
Fill in the blanks in the list with words of your own choosing. They must be in the required form, though.
Use your chosen words to fill in the story’s blanks.
Read out your nonsensical mad lib story!
Example:
Fill in the blanks:
1. Adverb - gracefully
2. Verb ending with -ing – fighting
3. Adjective – blue
4. Plural noun – bears
5. Place – the supermarket
Story:
I am 1. ________ 2. _________ the 3. __________ 4. ___________ in 5. __________
I am 1. gracefully 2. fighting the 3. blue 4. bears in 5. the supermarket
Try it out!
Fill in the blanks with a word in the required form:
1. Plural noun _________________________
2. Noun ______________________
3. Place ______________________
4. Verb ending with -ed __________________
5. Adverb _______________________
6. Adjective _____________________
7. Noun ________________________
8. Verb-ing _________________________
9. Adjective _________________________
10. Noun ___________________________
11. Verb ending with -ing ___________________
Now fill in the blanks in this story with your words from the list.
A New Teacher
Mr. Paul is a new teacher in our school. With 10 _______________________ (1. plural noun) of experience, he had studied in a/an ______________________ (2. noun) school in ___________________(3. place).
Mr. Paul is absolutely brilliant. He _____________________(4. verb ending with -ed) his students and would help them ____________________(5. adverb). He makes his lessons efficient yet __________________ (6. adjective). Once, he drew a/an __________________________(7. noun) to show us the rules of _____________________(8. verb ending with -ing). I finally understood such ______________________________(9. adjective) topics and enjoyed his _____________________(10. noun) very much.
He has some advice for aspiring students: “Keep ________________________( 11. verb ending with -ing) !”