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FULL COLOR INSIDE! Funny Fill-In
MY BACKYARD ADVENTURE
Funny FILL-IN D MY BACKYAR An amazing, fill-in-the-
ADVENTURE adventure storybook,
noun
created by and starring—YOU! Each fill-in-the-blank activity links to the next until you have one continuous, cool story—possibly the wackiest one you’ve ever read! Zap! What happens when your Genius Awards invention backfires? Find out in this
adjective
adventure!
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How to Play
Funny Fill-In! Love to create amazing stories? Good, because this one stars YOU. Get ready to laugh with all your friends—you can play with as many people as you want! Make sure to keep this book on your shelf. You’ll want to read it again and again!
Are You Ready to Laugh? • One person picks a story—you can start at the beginning, the middle, or the end of the book. • Ask a friend to call out a word that the space asks for—noun, verb, or something else—and write it in the blank space. If there’s more than one player, ask the next person to say a word. Extra points for creativity!
• When all the spaces are filled in, you have your very own Funny Fill-In. Read it out loud for a laugh. • Want to play by yourself? Just fold over the page and use the cardboard insert at the back as a writing pad. Fill in the blank parts of speech list, and copy your answers into the story.
Fun
Fact!
Make sure you check out the amazing Fun Facts that appear on every page!
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Parts of
Speech To play the game, you’ll need to know how to form sentences. This list with examples of the parts of speech and other terms will help you get started: Noun: The name of a person, place, thing, or idea Examples: tree, mouth, creature The ocean is full of colorful fish. Adjective: A word that describes a noun or pronoun Examples: green, lazy, friendly My silly dog won’t stop laughing! Verb: An action word. In the present tense, a verb often ends in –s or –ing. If the space asks for past tense, changing the vowel or adding a –d or –ed to the end usually will set the sentence in the past. Examples: swim, hide, plays, running (present tense); biked, rode, jumped (past tense) The giraffe skips across the savanna. The flower opened after the rain.
Adverb: A word that describes a verb and usually ends in –ly Examples: quickly, lazily, soundlessly Kelley greedily ate all the carrots. Plural: More than one Examples: mice, telephones, wrenches Why are all the doors closing? Silly Word or Exclamation: A funny sound, a made-up word, a word you think is totally weird, or a noise someone or something might make Examples: Ouch! No way! Foozleduzzle! Yikes! “Darn!” shouted Jim. “These cupcakes are sour!” Specific Words: There are many more ways to make your story hilarious. When asked for something like a number, animal, or body part, write in something you think is especially funny. 3
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Fun YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK,
your age adjective animal
Fact!
U.S.A., IS THE OLDEST
NATIONAL PARK IN THE WORLD.
noun same animal game food, plural adjective something soft adverb ending in –ly color secret talent noun noun color noun number noun, plural
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Annual
Bonanza
I can’t believe it! It’s finally here! I’ve waited
your age
of this day from the moment I became a member of the when I was just a little
game
fight, and sing
something soft
adjective
part is that I’m finally earning a(n)
, roast
food, plural
adverb ending in –ly color
—oh, and I can’t forget that
noun
Better grab
number
noun, plural
Scout
same animal
, participate in a(n)
adjective
around the campfire. Of course, the best badge for my ability to
color
.
secret talent
Now, first things first—I have to figure out what to pack. Of course I’ll need my my
Scouts
animal
. This is the first year I get to go to the
noun
Bonanza! I can’t wait to play
years and it’s finally here! I’ve been dreaming
and
noun noun
!
, too, just in case. Oh boy, this is going to be the
best weekend ever! 5
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Fun
noun nickname large number
Fact!
IN THE UNITED STATES ALONE, MORE THAN 40 MILLION PEOPLE GO
CAMPING EACH YEAR.
verb ending in –ing animal, plural adjective noun food adjective noun fruit body part body part, plural adjective food, plural verb noun, plural animal, plural noun
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Bad News
blues B
Brrrrinnngggg! The
rang so loud it made me jump! “I’ll get it!” I called to my mom,
noun
but she had already answered. A few minutes later I came downstairs. “I have bad news, she said. “The bonanza is canceled. It seems that got
races? No all-you-can-eat
food
contests? Not even one
? I looked at Mom and frowned. “Cheer up,
noun
verb ending in –ing
fruit
I have an idea!” she said. “A backyard campout!” I looked at her and rolled my sounds and
verb
noun, plural noun
until the
animal, plural
adjective body part
body part, plural
,” I replied. But then she promised that we could still pop
adjective
staring at a(n)
animal, plural
and destroyed the campsite.” “Noooo!” I cried. My fellow scouts will be so upset! No
adjective noun
large number
,”
nickname
. . “That
food, plural
came home. Guess it’s better than
all weekend. 7
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friend’s name noun, plural adjective ending in –est
Fun YOU CAN BUY A
Fact!
TENT
SHAPED LIKE THE
R.M.S. TITANIC.
number something expensive room in a house adjective type of tree something found in nature, plural color snack, plural noun location favorite singer noun, plural adjective a profession material body part
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Happy
Campers That afternoon, my fellow scouts started to arrive. Suzy Coolidge was crying and
was throw-
friend’s name
ing a temper tantrum. Boy, were they bummed out. “Come on, guys! Let’s make the best of it!” I said. They dragged their It had
noun, plural number
and tents into the backyard. Suzy’s tent was the rooms, a huge
and gathered a bunch of It wasn’t long before sang “The Old stories while holding a profession
something found in nature, plural
of noun, plural
with a(n)
adjective
location
thing I had ever seen! ! I preferred to be
room in a house type of tree
, pitched my tiny tent,
to make a bed. When I was finished, we built a campfire.
flames were rising from the logs. We roasted
color noun
, and even a(n)
something expensive
more in touch with nature. I chose a spot under a(n)
adjective ending in –est
” by
favorite singer
snack, plural
. After sunset, we told scary
under our chins. Mine was the best. It was about a(n) material
body part
and
adjective
. That scared them, all right! 9
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Fun INVENTOR Fact! famous astronaut something in the night sky
THOMAS EDISON BUILT
HIS FIRST LABORATORY WHEN HE WAS
TEN YEARS OLD.
noun time of day adjective adjective noun large number something valuable, plural adjective noun verb ending in –s nonsense word verb ending in –ed animal, plural adjective something soft
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The Genius
Awards
Thanks to earning my
famous astronaut
that it was getting late. I looked at my
badge, I could tell by the position of the and saw that it was
noun
something in the night sky
. The
time of day
other scouts and I decided it was time to turn in. We had a big day ahead. We were going to hold our very own
Genius Awards! Each year at the bonanza, everyone brings an invention. The best one
adjective
wins a(n)
adjective
noun
and
large number
something valuable, plural
. Since the
bonanza was canceled we were having our own contest. I had been working on my invention all year, and it was so much better than last year’s winner: a(n) when you say “ “Oh, a(n)
nonsense word
animal, plural something soft
.” I
adjective
verb ending in –ed
,” I whispered. I was too
noun
that
verb ending in –s
into my tent and realized I forgot my pillow.
adjective
to get up. Fortunately there was
nearby, so I used that instead. I closed my eyes and drifted off to sleep. 11
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