This idea is courtesy of Marty! :o)
Explanation: For those who aren't familiar with madlibs, off the top of your head provide words for numbers 1-36. Then plug them into the story on the next page. Here's an example.
1. Plural noun:
2. Adjective:
3. Past Tense Verb
4. Singular noun:
Ideas for each category.
1. Plural Noun: umbrellas
2. Adjective: translucent
3. Past Tense Verb: canoed
4. Singular Noun: hiccup
Once those are provided, fill in the blanks.
Example:
Day Off
After working 4 straight ________(plural noun) in a row. Johnny climbed into his
________ (adjective) Land Rover and _________ (past tense verb) home. He
unlocked his apartment door and sank onto his ________ (singular noun).
This would convert to:
After working 4 straight umbrellas (plural noun) in a row. Johnny climbed into
his translucent (adjective) Land Rover and canoed (past tense verb) home. He
unlocked his apartment door and sank onto his hiccup (singular noun).
Now it's your turn! :o)
E!Lib
Experiment
1. Adjective:
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3. Verb ending in ing:
4. Singular noun:
5. Past tense verb:
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9. Singular noun:
10. Past tense verb:
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15. Verb:
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17. Past tense verb:
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19. Noun:
20. Past tense verb:
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29. Number:
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32. Adverb:
33. Past tense verb:
34. Plural noun:
35. Singular noun:
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