The [ __________________ ] mermaid [ _________________ ] towards the [ __________________ ]

pirate ship, that [ _________________ ] had capsized. Where, she [ ____________________ ]

wondered, is the [ _______________ ] encrusted treasure chest, filled with [ _______________ ]

and golden [ _______________ ]s?

Her eyes blinked with [ _____________ ] as she darted past skeletons and [ ____________ ]s,

into the ship’s [ _______________ ] interior. Her hair waved like a [ _______________ ] in the

wind as she entered a [ _______________ ] chamber.

Suddenly, a [ ______________________ ] tentacle lashed out! Her [ ________________________ ]

tail was [ ________________ ]ed by an octopus as big as a [ ________________ ] with a mouth

like [ _________________ ]!

Twisting with [ __________________ ], the mermaid said her magic spell [ __________________ ]

at the eight-armed [ ______________________ ] beast. Gasping with [ _____________________ ],

after [ ______________________ ] she finally freed herself by swimming into the cave, filled

with gleaming [ ______________________ ].

Treasure! Hovering [ ______________________ ], the mermaid [ ______________________ ]

wished she’d brought a [ ______________________ ].

Mad-Sad-Glad LibsThe Mermaid goes shopping

feeling adjective movement verb

monster feeling adverb

noun

noun

something people want

type of animal

feeling noun

feeling noun

feeling noun

type of weapon

negative feeling word

negative feeling word

feeling adjective

feeling adjective

positive feeling adjective

type of container

negative feeling adverb

length of time

expensive objects

3 nonsense words

negative feeling word opposite of bored

verb wild animal

celebrity

President [ ___________________ ] Taylor wakes up [ __________________ ] and nervous about

the day’s upcoming, [ ________________________ ] events. She enjoys being the brave ruler

of a [ ____________________ ] nation, but the [ ___________________ ] responsibilities fill her

with [ ______________________ ].

1st problem: Education Budget. Should the nation’s richest [ ___________________ ]

percent pay more taxes to support the [ ___________________ ] schools? Would the rich

voters be [ _______________ ] or [ _______________ ] if she signed a bill, [ _______________ ]ing

them to do this?

2nd problem: Endangered [ ______________________ ] in [ ________________________ ]. The [

________________ ] creature will soon be [ ____________________ ] if the [ _________________ ]

forest is cut for [ _________________ ]. The lumber lobby will be [ _________________ ] if Ms.

President protects it; environmentalist will be [ ______________________ ] if she does not.

3rd problem: War?! [ __________________ ] fired a [ __________________ ] at her navy’s [

______________________ ] yesterday. The public is [ _____________________ ], but divided: [

______________________ ]% want retaliation, [ ______________________ ]% want [

_____________________ ] negotiation. Ms. President’s own feelings are [ __________________ ].

Sigh. Her fingers twitch [ _________________ ]. Her face frowns with [ _____________________ ].

“I need [ ______________________ ] first” she decides. “With two lumps of [ ________________ ]

and two tablespoons of [ ______________________ ]. That will make me [ _________________ ].”

Mad-Sad-Glad LibsThe President Feels Your Pain

woman you know

adjective

adjective

feeling noun

number

noun

verb

negative feeling adjective

feeling adjective

number

feeling adjective

feeling adjective

a Nation type of weapon

something that floats

feeling adverb negative feeling noun

type of beverage type of food

type of liquid positive feeling adjective

feeling adjective

number number

feeling adjective

more negative feeling adjective

negative feeling adjective

synonym for disappeared type of plant

type of bird state or province

feeling adjective

feeling adjective

Astrounat Mark feels [ ___________________ ] as he steps on the [ __________________ ] of his

spaceship, heading to Pluto. His crewmates cheer with [ ________________________ ] as

their [ _______________________ ] nuclear-powered aircraft lifts off at [ ___________________ ]

miles per hour.

[ ________________________ ]! They scream with [ ________________ ] when they narrowly

miss hitting an asteroid. [ _________________ ]! They [ __________________ ] with amazement

as they fly [ _________________ ] through the rings of Saturn. [ ____________________ ]! They

hold their [ _______________ ], feeling [ _______________ ], as they [ _______________ ] near the

[ _______________ ] gas planet of Neptune.

Pluto is now just [ _____________ ] kilometers away and the crew is [ ____________________ ].

But… what’s this? An alien war [ ________________ ] ? Mark’s voice [ ____________________ ]s

with [ ________________ ] as he thinks about what to say. Are the aliens [ _________________ ]

or [ _____________________ ]? Are they [ _____________________ ]ing the solar system, that we

[ _________________ ]?

Mad-Sad-Glad LibsAlienated in Space!

feeling adjective

feeling noun

type of metal

verb

verb

verb

verb

something smelly

number

number

Expression of fear negative feeling noun

feeling noun feeling adjective

feeling adjective

Expression of joy

feeling adverb Expression of disgust

part of the body feeling noun

feeling adjective

feeling verb

type of vehicle

part of a vehicle

Latisha shouts [ _________________ ] as her surfboard slides forward. Her [ _______________ ]

pounds with [ _____________________ ] as she stands up, catching the [ ___________________ ]

wave at [ ____________________ ] Beach. It has been a [ ____________________ ] day.

Suddenly, her friend [ ________________ ] yells loudly, and a [ _________________ ] lifeguard

on the shore waves his arms [ ________________ ]. Latisha, petrified with [ _______________ ],

sees the [ ____________________ ] of a shark in her path!

She [ ______________________ ]s hurriedly to avoid the [ ________________________ ]-eating

monster. Her legs are vibrating with [ ____________________ ] but her brain is focused with

intense [ _________________ ].

As her surfboard [ ____________________ ]s past, the shark raises its [ _____________________ ]

head to gaze at Latisha with vacant, [ ______________________________ ] eyes. Mouth open,

[ ____________________ ]ing with five rows of [ ______________________ ] teeth, it chases her!

Chomp! The shark [ ___________________ ]s and [ ____________________ ]s the fiberglass tail

of the surfboard. Coughing [ __________________ ], the shark halts, [ ____________________ ].

Latisha falls, but lands, [ _________________ ], on the remainder of the board, and is

carried on the breakers to land on a [ _________________ ]-covered rock.

Mad-Sad-Glad LibsShark’s Tale

feeling adverb

feeling adverb

feeling adverb

animal

feeling adjective

feeling noun

negative feeling noun

adjective

tropical noun

name

positive feeling word

part of a fish’s body

verb

verb

verb verb

verb

feeling adjective

feeling adjective

negative feeling noun

negative feeling word

feeling noun

adjective

opposite of calmly

noun

part of the body

I feel [ ___________________ ] as I [ _________________ ] across the [ _________________ ]

drawbridge, over the [ _______________________ ]. The [ _______________________ ] soldiers in

[ _______________ ] – skin uniforms salute me, as I run past the Capitol [ _________________ ],

my [ _______________________ ] pounding with [ _______________________ ].

Where is Queen [ __________________ ]? I must tell her, with huge [ ___________________ ],

that the [ __________________ ] Dragons are flying here. General [ ___________________ ]

believes the reptiles are dangerous, with their [ ____________________ ]-destroying breath

of [ ______________________ ], but Xiorxiax, our [ _________________________ ] magician, says

the [ _________________ ] Dragons are misunderstood; they just want to [ ________________ ]

with us.

I will [ ________________________ ] with the [ ______________________________ ] Queen, and the

[ ____________________ ] princesses sitting on their [ _____________________ ]. What is our

plan? What is the [ ____________________ ] path we should follow?

My [ ______________________ ] trembles with [ ________________________ ] as I touch the

magic [ ____________________ ] in my pocket, seeking [ ____________________ ] advice. I am

the Queen’s [ _____________________ ] Councilor, respected for my [ _____________________ ]

and [ _________________ ]. But the magic does not [ _________________ ]!

Alas! [ ______________________ ]! Today, my brain is [ ________________________ ].

Mad-Sad-Glad LibsFriendly Dragon

negative feeling verb

verb

negative exclamation negative feeling adjective

feeling noun verb

less than thrilled

famous person

type of buildingtype of animal

type of dessert

body part negtaive emotion

body part

body part

feeling adjective

adjective

adjective

form of communication negative feeling word

number something you sit on

negative feeling

type of insect opposite of foolish

nounnoun

adjective

food type of nationality

feeling adjective

body of water

On the [ _____________________ ] Texas plains, a posse of [ _____________________ ] cowboys

[ _________________ ] the lanky Longhorns down a [ _______________________ ] trail.

Suddenly, under a crooked tree, a [ _______________________ ] rattlesnake wakes up and

shakes its tail, [ _______________ ]ing the herd. The cattle gallop [ _________________ ]

towards a cliff that plunges [ ___________________ ] feet into the [ _________________ ] River.

“Stampede!” yells Buckskin Bob, the [ ________________________ ] cowboy, this voice full of

[ ___________________ ]. Waving his lasso, he ropes the [ __________________ ] bull, forcing it

into a [ _______________________ ] halt. “[ ______________________ ]”! cheer the other cowboys

[ ______________________ ], as the [ _________________________ ] other Longhorns pause,

panting [ ______________________ ].

The [ _______________________ ] rattlesnake slithers [ ______________________ _ ] back into the

[ ___________________ ] ground. The [ _____________________ ] prairie dogs nearby chirp with

congratulations. The [ _______________________ ] cowboys make camp for dinner, yodeling

[ __________________ ] at the full moon as they [ _________________ ] eat [ __________________ ]

and drink [ __________________ ].

The cowboys are [ __________________ ] no [ _________________ ] cattle were [ ______________ ]

ed today. Only [ _____________________ ] miles to go to prosperous [ _____________________ ].

Hopefully, they can avoid the [ _________________ ] rustlers in the next mountain range,

led by the [ _________________ ] villain: One- [ ______________________ ]ed Pete.

Mad-Sad-Glad LibsThe Cowboys

feeling adjective feeling adjective

adjective

number

body part

number nearby city

verb

feeling noun

feeling verb

number noun

feeling verb

feeling adjective

feeling adjective

feeling adjective

adjective

adjective

adjective

adjective

adjective

high energy feeling adjective

verb

type of food

positive feeling adjective

negative feeling adjective

negative feeling adjective

Exclamation

feeling adverb

feeling adverb

type of beverage

feeling adverb

feeling adverb

adverb