Only you can help Harry the Hedgehog tell his story about how he found his way home!
| Insert the correct type of word (adjective, adverb, noun, verb, etc.) into each blank. Blanks are scattered throughout the story. Once you've placed a word in each blank, read the story aloud. Great fun either by yourself or with a family member or friend. If you've forgotten what adjectives, adverbs, etc. are, check out the quick review below. |
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It was a
(Adjective) , (Adjective) , (Adjective)
afternoon the day
(Person's Name)
brought his new pet hedgehog home from the
(Noun) .
Though the hedgehog was originally from
(Geographical Location) ,
he had since been brought to
(Geographical Location)
by a man named
(Man's Name) .
The hedgehog had traveled from his original home to his new home on a
(Noun) .
The hedgehog had not known where he was going. But once the hedgehog saw the (Adverb) , (Adjective) , (Noun)
the hedgehog knew he was in for a/an
(Adjective) (Noun) .
Once
Person's Name, (same as line 4 above)
brought the hedgehog home, however, everything changed. First, the hedgehog found a (Noun)
that he
(Adverb) (Verb) .
Then, the hedgehog saw a
(Noun)
that he
(Adverb) (Verb) .
Finally, the hedgehog found his way to the
(Geographical Location) ,
where he proceeded to
(Adverb) (Verb)
all of the
(Noun) ,
because he hadn't
(Verb)
since
(Day of the Week) .
Finally, after all of the
(Verb, ending in ing) ,
the hedgehog
(Verb)
into a
(Noun) ,
which led him to the
(Geographical Location) ,
where
(Women's Name)
was
(Verb)
to
(Verb)
her good friend
(Person's Name) .
The hedgehog got (Verb, ending in ed)
and
(Verb)
himself into a
(Adjective) , (Adjective) , (Noun) .
He stayed like that until
(Day of the Week) ,
when
(Person's Name) (Verb)
the hedgehog to the
(Geographical Location) ,
where other
(Plural Noun)
were
(Verb, ending in ing) .
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| Grammar Review |
| Adjective - describes something or somebody. Elderly, small, hairy are adjectives, for example. |
| Adverb - tells how something is done. It modifies a verb and usually ends in the suffix (ly). Carefully, quietly, coolly are adverbs, for example. |
| Noun - a person, place, or thing.
Brother, barber shop, rock are nouns, for example. |
| Verb - action word.
Throw, swim, blink are verbs, for example. |
| Geographical Location - any place, proper or common.
Bathroom, Wisconsin, America are geographical locations, for example. |
| Silly Word - any funny word.
Oomph, Wow!, Yuck! Are silly words, for example. |
| Plural - means to pluralize a word. Hedgehog, for example, would be pluralized to hedgehogs. |
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