by Vicki Whiting • Illustrated by Jeff Schinkel Super Funny Fill-Ins for Kids Charlie Loves Socks Charlie Loves Socks Charlie was a puppy and a __________, and he had one unusual habit. He loved socks. In fact, if the ___________ was piled on the floor, or if one of the children carelessly ____________ a sock on the ____________, Charlie would take that sock and sneak away with it. Sometimes he would __________ a hole in the _________ and ____________ it like other dogs would with a/an ____________. Other times he would take it to his secret ____________ ____________. At the end of the __________ there was an orchard. One of the orchard’s trees had been ____________ by lightning leaving a __________ at the base of the trunk. That’s where Charlie put the ___________ socks. With many ___________ it was a warm and ___________ place, over time it would become a home to many other _____________. But back in the house, no one was able to solve the mystery of the missing socks. ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE NOUN NOUN NOUN NOUN NOUN NOUN NOUN NOUN VERB VERB VERB VERB PLURAL NOUN
Learn all about the robot of the future on page 6! Explore the wonderful world of the tide pool on page 44! Where have all the missing socks been going? Turn to page 24 to find out! Learn all about the robot of the future on page 6! Explore the wonderful world of the tide pool on page 44! Where have all the missing socks been going? Turn to page 24 to find out!
A person, place or thing. For example: EGG, HAT, TREE, BANANA, COMPUTER NOUN An action word. For example: RUN, SWIM, THINK, JUMP, DANCE VERB Ready for some silliness? You’ve come to the right place! You’ll complete the stories in this book by collecting words from your family and friends. Here’s how it works: ASK a friend or family member for each kind of word on the list. Don’t let them read the story first! FILL IN the missing words in the story using the words given to you by your friend or family member. READ the silly story aloud. Get ready for an attack of the giggles as the crazy story is revealed to your friends! A word that describes a person, place, or thing. For example: LARGE, FUNNY, ANGRY, FUZZY, BUMPY, BRIGHT ADJECTIVE Describes a verb. For example: SLOWLY, CAREFULLY, LOUDLY ADVERB Proper nouns describe a particular person, place, or thing and start with a capital letter. For example: FRED, MRS. MULBERRY, NORTH CAROLINA, MICKEY MOUSE, STATUE OF LIBERTY PROPER NOUN A word that someone says suddenly to express a feeling or emotion. For example: WOW! YIKES! DRAT! INTERJECTION
Ask a friend or family member for each of these words. Then use their words to fill in the silly story of Reject Robot on the next page to create a Funny Fill-In to read aloud! NOUN NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN PROPER NOUN VERB PLURAL NOUN ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE INTERJECTION PLURAL NOUN ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE 6
Ask a friend or family member for each of these words. Then use their words to fill in the silly story of Reject Robot on the next page to create a Funny Fill-In to read aloud! NOUN NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN PROPER NOUN VERB PLURAL NOUN ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE INTERJECTION PLURAL NOUN ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE Reject Robot Reject Robot Scientists recently developed a robot that makes breakfast and delivers it to your _________________. D.E.X.T.E.R. is a robot that can be programmed to _________________ coffee beans, and make delicious _________________, too. However, initial trials had D.E.X.T.E.R. putting _________________ inside the coffee machine along with _________________ _________________. D.E.X.T.E.R. often placed _________________ _________________ into the toaster. After ruining three toasters, the research team installed new _________________ and that helped. D.E.X.T.E.R. was programmed to say “Good Morning!” Unfortunately, after a few days he began to shout “_________________ ” instead, often while throwing _________________ _________________ out the window. “Well, back to the old _________________ _________________,” said lead researcher, Dr. Alexis _________________. ADJECTIVE INTERJECTION PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN ADJECTIVE NOUN ADJECTIVE PLURAL NOUN NOUN ADJECTIVE VERB PROPER NOUN 7
Ask a friend or family member for each of these words. Then use their words to fill in the silly story of Spawning Season on the next page to create a Funny Fill-In to read aloud! NOUN NOUN NOUN NOUN NOUN NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN VERB VERB VERB VERB ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN PAST TENSE VERB VERB 12
Spawning Season Spawning Season My __________________ friends and I went for a long __________________ yesterday along a __________________ that ran besides a stream. There were many _________________ to climb and occasionally the __________________narrowed, and we had to _________________ our way across __________________. We came to a place where the stream opened to a/an __________________and led to a small waterfall. It had __________________the previous day and the water rushed over the __________________, splashing as it dropped to the __________________below. We sat down and enjoyed our __________________ __________________. Suddenly a fish about as big as a/an __________________ leaped into the air. And then another and another. It seemed they were trying to __________________ over the waterfall. We watched in amazement as other __________________ tried, too. When one exhausted __________________ finally made it over, we all began to __________________ and cheer. It’s the spawning season, and these were salmon, trying to__________________ upstream to find their ______________. ADJECTIVE NOUN PLURAL NOUN NOUN NOUN NOUN NOUN VERB NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN VERB PLURAL NOUN ADJECTIVE PAST TENSE VERB VERB VERB VERB 13
Ask a friend or family member for each of these words. Then use their words to fill in the silly story of Misunderstood Monster on the next page to create a Funny Fill-In to read aloud! NOUN NOUN NOUN NOUN NOUN PLURAL NOUN INTERJECTION PLURAL NOUN ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE VERB 26
Misunderstood Monster Misunderstood Monster Slugster was a monster that looked like a cross between a/an __________________ and a/an __________________. One day, Slugster visited the Mugtown Museum. He wanted to check out the __________________ __________________ exhibit. He had been interested in __________________ since he was a small monster and his dad had read him a/an __________________ on the subject. On the way, when they saw Slugster, people closed their windows to keep all of the __________________ safe. Inside the museum, Slugster startled the __________________ security guard. The guard began yelling “__________________!” at the top of his lungs. Slugster decided he had better leave. “Wait!” said the guard. “You just startled me, that’s all. Please stay and __________________ the exhibit.” After that day, everyone saw Slugster in a new way. They would make his favorite snack at the Mugtown Diner: __________________ __________________ stew. ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE VERB ADJECTIVE NOUN NOUN INTERJECTION NOUN NOUN NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN 27
Ask a friend or family member for each of these words. Then use their words to fill in the silly story of Classroom Visitor on the next page to create a Funny Fill-In to read aloud! PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE PROPER NOUN PAST TENSE VERB PAST TENSE VERB 34
Classroom Visitor Classroom Visitor Addison entered the classroom and immediately felt there was something ____________________ going on. She could hear the unmistakable sound of ____________________. Under the window, the ____________________ had been moved around. There were even signs that someone or something had ____________________ in the planter boxes. Ms. Wilson’s prize ____________________ were scattered all over the floor. Addison saw the school custodian, Mr. ____________________ passing by the window. His eyes widened when he saw the ____________________ ____________________ on all the desks. They heard the sound of ____________________ rattling under the sink. Carefully, Addison opened the cupboard that held our ____________________ and exclaimed, “There you are!” “Don’t worry. It’s only my friend Bandit,” Addison said. “He’s been missing for a few ____________________.” Bandit seemed quite happy to have been found as they ____________________ home together. PAST TENSE VERB PROPER NOUN PLURAL NOUN ADJECTIVE PLURAL NOUN ADJECTIVE PLURAL NOUN PAST TENSE VERB PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN 35
Ask a friend or family member for each of these words. Then use their words to fill in the silly story of Redwood Forest on the next page to create a Funny Fill-In to read aloud! NOUN NOUN NOUN NOUN NOUN NOUN NOUN ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE PAST TENSE VERB PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN ADJECTIVE VERB PAST TENSE VERB 40
Redwood Forest Redwood Forest It was so quiet in the redwood forest. The ground beneath our feet was a/an ____________________ of ____________________, which felt like we were walking on a/an ____________________. The trees were so tall that we couldn’t ____________________ their ____________________ and, in some places, we could barely see the ____________________. Going deeper into the forest it got quieter and darker. We stopped to look at a tree whose ____________________ was ____________________ out. It looked like it had been struck by a/an ____________________ ____________________. Suddenly with a whoosh, a/an ____________________ ____________________ flew out, over our heads, and up into the tree branches. It made no sound as it ____________________ up high but as it landed on a/an ____________________, we saw a/an ____________________ owl. It looked down at us as if to say, “Stay away from my tree!” ADJECTIVE NOUN NOUN ADJECTIVE NOUN NOUN NOUN NOUN ADJECTIVE NOUN PAST TENSE VERB PAST TENSE VERB VERB PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN 41
Ask a friend or family member for each of these words. Then use their words to fill in the silly story of Reading the Map on the next page to create a Funny Fill-In to read aloud! NOUN NOUN NOUN NOUN NOUN NOUN NOUN NOUN PLURAL NOUN INTERJECTION ADJECTIVE VERB VERB PAST TENSE VERB ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE 78
Reading the Map Reading the Map Daisy and Dylan were out for a hike. Their plan was to follow a ____________________ on their map to take them to a lake. The path was to take them past a/an ____________________, over a narrow ____________________, and through a/an ____________________ ____________________. After half an hour, they entered a forest. It was ____________________ and ____________________. They began to climb and ____________________ up through the ____________________. As they ___________________on, they came out above the tree line. In the far distance they could see the lake but the ____________________ they were on seemed to end at the top of the hill. Eventually Dylan took out his ____________________ to ___________________ their actual ___________________. As they poured over the map, Daisy suddenly shrieked, “____________________! We’ve been reading it upside down!” They had taken the ____________________ ____________________. ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE NOUN NOUN NOUN NOUN NOUN NOUN NOUN NOUN VERB PAST TENSE VERB VERB PLURAL NOUN INTERJECTION 79
Ask a friend or family member for each of these words. Then use their words to fill in the silly story of I Miss My Snowman on the next page to create a Funny Fill-In to read aloud! NOUN NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN ADJECTIVE VERB VERB VERB INTERJECTION ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE I Miss My Snowman I Miss My Snowman Last winter, I was building a snowman out of ______________________. The wind began to ______________________ and right before my eyes, the snowman began to ______________________! He asked me lots of questions about ______________________ and ______________________. The snowman said he was thirsty and asked for a glass of ______________________. Later, he asked me for a/an ______________________ ______________________ to wrap around his neck and ______________________ to warm his hands. The _____________________ sun was starting to make the snowman feel a little sleepy. He said he needed to leave, but promised to _____________________ again someday. I wiped a small _____________________ from the corner of my eye. “____________________!” I called to him as he shuffled away. That night, I opened our refrigerator for a/an ______________________ glass of milk before bed, and there was the snowman, sleeping comfortably next to the ______________________! ADJECTIVE NOUN INTERJECTION NOUN NOUN ADJECTIVE PLURAL NOUN VERB VERB VERB PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN ADJECTIVE Get ready to write silly stories! A great way for kids to practice grammar while sharing lots of laughs, Super Funny Fill-Ins for Kids is a must-have activity book to take turns creating tons of hilarious stories about a Fashionable Spider, a Misunderstood Monster, a Runaway Shopping Cart, and so much more! Have a blast asking friends and family for random parts of speech—including nouns, verbs, adjectives, and more—without peeking at the story. Once you have all the words ready to go, use them to fill in the blanks within the story and get ready for the giggles! $5.99 US | $7.99 CAN 9 7 8 1 6 4 1 2 4 2 3 9 4 ISBN: 978-1-64124-239-4 EAN 5 0 5 9 9 “Funny Fill-Ins for Kids brings laughter to the building blocks of writing—the Parts of Speech. As children construct the sentences themselves, they discover how nouns, verbs, adjectives, and such actually work. A fun first step into grammar knowledge.” —Ellen Creane, curriculum writer for The New York Times Newspaper in Education program The Sillier, The Better! The Better! The Sillier, The Better! The Better! Ask a friend for random words. Fill in the missing blanks. Read the finished story. Laugh hysterically! by Vicki Whiting • Illustrated by Jeff Schinkel Super Funny Fill-Ins for Kids