To solve this Mad Libs puzzle, we need to fill in the blanks with words that match the specific parts of speech requested (like adjectives, nouns, verbs, etc.). Since there is no single "correct" answer for a creative writing game like this, I have chosen words that make the story funny and grammatically correct.
Here is the step-by-step selection for each blank:
1.
ADJECTIVE: We need a word to describe the Christmas season. Let's use
complete.
2.
ADJECTIVE: We need a word to describe the tree. Let's use
gigantic.
3.
ROOM: A place in a house. Let's use
bathroom.
4.
PLURAL NOUN: Things found vacant in a city. Let's use
parking lots.
5.
PLURAL NOUN: What is for sale in the parking lots? Let's use
elephants.
6.
NOUN: Something you get out of the forest. Let's use
stump.
7.
NOUN: A tool to go out with. Let's use
spoon.
8.
NOUN: Another item to bring. Let's use
flashlight.
9.
ADJECTIVE: Describing the tree you like. Let's use
slimy.
10.
NOUN: Where you plant it. Let's use
bathtub.
11.
NUMBER: How many years it lasts. Let's use
two.
12.
PLURAL NOUN: What falls off the branches. Let's use
leaves.
13.
NOUN: Where they fall onto. Let's use
carpet.
14.
COLOR: The color of the tree. Let's use
purple.
15.
ANOTHER COLOR: A bad color for a tree. Let's use
orange.
16.
SOMETHING ALIVE: The final result in the front room. Let's use
hamster.
17.
PERSON IN ROOM: Who makes poems and Mad Libs. Let's use
clowns.
18.
ANOTHER PERSON IN ROOM: Who can make a tree. Let's use
giants.
Now, let's put these words into the text to see how it reads:
"No Christmas season can be really
complete unless you have a/an
gigantic tree in your
bathroom. If you live in a city, you will see many vacant
parking lots filled with hundreds of
elephants for sale. If you live in the country, you can get your own
stump right out of the forest. Go out with a/an
spoon and
flashlight, and when you see a/an
slimy tree you like, you can dig it up and plant it in a/an
bathtub. Then you can use it for
two years. To make sure your tree is fresh, shake the branches and see if the
leaves fall off onto the
carpet. And make sure the tree is very
purple. Nothing looks worse than a/an
orange tree. Just follow these directions and you can have a perfectly beautiful
hamster in your front room for weeks. Remember, poems and Mad Libs are made by fools like
clowns, but only
giants can make a tree."
Final Answer:
Here are the words filled into the blanks:
1. complete
2. gigantic
3. bathroom
4. parking lots
5. elephants
6. stump
7. spoon
8. flashlight
9. slimy
10. bathtub
11. two
12. leaves
13. carpet
14. purple
15. orange
16. hamster
17. clowns
18. giants
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of printable mad libs for elderly.