Parts of Speech
This section contains numerous activities that reinforce parts of speech, including Paralaugh Producer - an online program in which teachers and students can create their own paralaughs (mad libs).
Paralaughs Engine (Mad Lib Maker)
Description: Paralaugh Maker – Create Hilarious Fill-in-the-Blank Stories! Turn grammar practice into a laugh-out-loud experience with MrNussbaum's Paralaugh Maker! Students choose from eight premade stories covering history, science, animals, and more, then enter nouns, verbs, adjectives, and other requested words to create hilarious, unexpected stories. Teachers can also create their own Paralaughs using the innovative Blankify feature—simply paste a passage, highlight a word or phrase, and select its part of speech to instantly transform it into a fill-in-the-blank activity! Stories can be completed online, revealed with students' funny answers, or printed as classroom-ready worksheets. Perfect for practicing parts of speech, creative writing, grammar, and vocabulary in an engaging and entertaining way!
Deluxe Paralaughs - Online Game
Description: Create a hilarious story using your knowledge of nouns, verbs, adjectives, plural nouns, and adverbs. First, choose the shark story or the farm story. Create the story by catching farm animals or eating fish labeled with a word that matches the part of speech in the story. Move your character by clicking or tapping on the screen where you want the character to go. When you are finished, print out the story.
Personality Pumpkins - Online Game
Description: This fun game requires students to match the pumpkin face with its correct adjective. Students will see nine different pumpkin faces, each with different expressions. Students must match words such as tricky, smitten, bored, studious, and many others to the correct face. Great way to practice adjectives.
Abstract Noun Soup Menus
Description: You just opened a soup store and are in the process of creating its menu. You want your menu items to have catchy names and clever descriptions. Use the abstract nouns listed to build your own menu complete with catchy names such as Calm Chowder. Then, describe and illustrate each item such as Success Soup – Have you been feeling less than successful lately? If so, try our success soup and you’ll be rising to the top in no time!
Adjectives Word Search - Online
Description: This is an online word search with adjectives. Choose with or without a timer.
Amazon Paralaugh - Online
Description: This fun, interactive activity allows students to type in parts of speech to create a hilarious and printable story about reptiles.
Butterflies Paralaugh - Online
Description: This online activity is the equivalent of a butterfly mad lib. Just enter the nouns, verbs, and adjectives, as directed, to create and print a hilarious butterfly-themed paragraph.
Christopher Columbus Paralaugh
Description: This activity functions like an online mad lib. Students must add parts of speech to create a hilarious story.
Constitution (Preamble) Paralaugh - Online Mad Lib
Description: This activity allows students to have a little bit of fun with the Preamble. Simply type in the part of speech indicated and create a story that adds a bit of flair to the Preamble.
Crickets Paralaugh - Online
Description: This online activity is the equivalent of a cricket mad lib. Just enter the nouns, verbs, and adjectives, as directed, to create and print a hilarious cricket-themed paragraph.
George Washington Paralaugh
Description: Create a hilarious story about George Washington by adding nouns, verbs, and adjectives. This is the Mr. Nussbaum version of a mad lib.
Jackie Robinson Paralaugh - Online
Description: This fun, interactive activity allows students to type in parts of speech to create a hilarious and printable story about reptiles.
Reptiles Paralaugh - Online
Description: This fun, interactive activity allows students to type in parts of speech to create a hilarious and printable story about reptiles.
Solar System Paralaugh - Online
Description: This fun, interactive activity allows students to type in parts of speech to create a hilarious and printable story about reptiles.
Soup Paralaugh - Create a Story Using Nouns, Adjectives, and Verbs
Description: A paralaugh is the MrNussbaum version of a mad lib. This activity is sure to produce as much laughter as it does learning. Students simply fill in the blanks with the word type listed.
Incredible Word Scramble
Description: This super fun game requires students to unscramble as many words as possible in three seconds. They can choose from nouns, animals, and geography, in easy or hard modes. Addictive! Classified under: ELA game, ELA games, spelling game, spelling games, vocabulary game, vocabulary games
Incredible Word Scramble - Spanish Version (Palabras a Montones)
Description: This super fun game requires students to unscramble as many words as possible in three seconds. They can choose from nouns, animals, and geography, in easy or hard modes. Addictive!
