Noisy Neighbors

Noisy Neighbors is a story I wrote in the form of Mad-libs.

Have students write down words for the following parts of speech, then place the words in the appropriately numbered spots as they read the story. Funny words and funny stories can be shared with the entire class.

The Words

1. A Number
2. Plural Noun
3. Verb -ing
4. Plural Noun
5. Verb -ing
6. Plural Noun
7. Noun
8. Adjective
9. Adjective
10. Adverb

The Story
Our next-door neighbors are noisy. It sounds like (1) people are living in that house. There is always the sound of (2) (3) and (4) (5). At first, we thought they were renovating, but when we didn’t see any (6), we decided that the neighbors were just making noise for (7). After a year of (8) headaches and (9) sleep, we decided to move, but we are afraid that only a heavy metal band will be able to live (10) next to Mr. and Mrs. Poltergeist.

Variation
Students make their own Mad-libs from scary stories or poems they have written themselves.