Silly Sentences
Making the Game: Prepare sets of SUBJECT strips and PREDICATE strips using the
templates on the following pages. Print the templates out on sturdy paper, using a different
color paper for each template. Cut out the SUBJECT strips and place them in a container
labeled: SUBJECT/#1. Cut out the PREDICATE strips and place them in a container labeled
PREDICATE/#2. You will also need large pieces of white drawing paper, crayons or colored
pencils, and glue sticks.
Directions for Young Learners:
1. Have your child choose one strip from container #1 and one strip from container #2.
2. Point to each word and read them to your child.
3. Help your child glue the strips next to each other at the bottom of the large white paper
to make a complete sentence.
4. Read the sentence to your child a second time.
5. Have your child draw a picture of the Silly Sentence. Can your child tell you about his/her
picture?
Directions for Early Readers:
1. Have your child choose one strip from container #1 and one strip from container #2.
2. Help your child read all of the words.
3. Help your child paste the two strips next to each other at the bottom of the large white
paper to make a sentence.
4. Have your child try to read the sentence again; offer any help needed.
5. Now your child can draw a picture of the Silly Sentence. Can they explain why the
sentence is funny?
Directions for Fluent Readers:
1. Choose one Subject strip and one Predicate strip from each container.
2. Read the sentence.
3. Paste the two strips in the correct order at the bottom of the large white paper to make a
complete sentence.
4. Illustrate the sentence. Tell: What is the SUBJECT? What is the PREDICATE? Why?
SUBJECTS
The ugly witch
A silly clown
The pirate
The big, round Jack-o-lantern
The pumpkin pie
The hairy spider
The spider web
The monstrous bat
A pretty princess
A horrifying zombie
The little boy
A scarecrow
A pale vampire
This creepy coffin
Those candy wrappers
This hot apple cider
My teacher
The beautiful ballerina
A giant owl
The belly dancer
Frankenstein
The slimy worm
The deep, dark cauldron
My cowboy hat
The werewolf
The bandaged mummy
The orange and black streamer
The invisible ghost
This shiny, jeweled ring
My trick-or-treat candy
The big, black cat
The gargoyle
Superman’s cape
A caramel apple
The witch’s tart
The candy corn
The overgrown gorilla
The evil magician’s wand
The husky football player
A pretty little pixie
A lovely lavender butterfly
The abominable snowman
PREDICATES
likes stirring the brew.
wears a rainbow wig.
is wearing an earring.
glows eerily.
tastes delicious.
is building a web.
hides in the attic.
swoops from the sky.
is wearing a shiny crown.
lurches towards me.
enjoys bobbing for apples.
scares away the crows.
bites my neck.
creaks loudly.
is littering the floor.
burns my tongue.
dresses like a clown.
wears a tutu.
searched for mice.
does a dance.
smells the flowers.
crawls in the dirt.
is bubbling over.
is sitting on my head.
howls at the moon.
begins to unravel.
hangs from the ceiling.
floats down the hall.
sits on my finger.
is in my pocket.
sits on the fence.
is cold and gray.
is caught in the fan.
is covered in caramel.
is attached to the witch’s nose.
turns my fingers orange.
is covered with black fur.
shoots fireworks.
runs with a ball.
sprinkles fairy dust on the pie.
flutters around the room.
throws snowballs.