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Mad Libs

Students supply nouns, verbs and adjectives without seeing the story, then read the silly result aloud. Fun grammar practice for parts of speech.

  • πŸŽ“ Grades 3–8
  • ⏱ 10–15 min
  • πŸ‘₯ Pairs or whole class
  • πŸ“¦ Low prep
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How to play Mad Libs

  1. Write a short story with blanks labeled noun, verb, adjective and so on.
  2. Without showing the story, ask students for a word for each blank.
  3. Fill in the blanks.
  4. Read the story aloud.
  5. Discuss: which words made the story funny, and why do they fit grammatically?

Variations

  • Students write their own Mad Libs for classmates.
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