Summer Trip

Subject: Language Arts and Writing

Grade(s): 3

Description: Your child will complete a story by filling in missing words. The words
must match the part of speech indicated.

Learning Objectives:
• Objective #1 Demonstrate knowledge of the parts of speech.
• Objective #2 Use story context to guide word selection.

Materials needed:
• Computer with internet access
• Printer
• Paper
• Pen or pencil

Activity: This story is incomplete. Select a word to fill-in each blank line. The word
you select must match the part of speech listed below the line. Be careful to select words
that continue the story’s context. Be creative. Choose words that make your story
interesting.

Parts of Speech Reminder

Nouns: A person, place or thing. You can use common and/or proper nouns in this story.

Verbs: Action verbs will be used to complete this story.

Adjective: Use descriptive words that describe the noun.

 SUMMER TRIP

Summer trips are fun! Last summer, my parents took ____________________ and me
(noun - person)

on a trip to a Dud Ranch in ________________________. The scenery there was very

(noun - place)

_________________________. The Ranch had many ________________________ ,

(adjective) (plural noun)

and we got to _________________ every night. Eating around a campfire was especially
(verb)

_____________________. The food tasted even better in the ________________ of the

(adjective) (adjective)

fire. We also got to _________________________ in a fast moving stream. It was hard

(verb)

not to ____________________ your rod. The _________________ felt cool in the

(verb) (noun - thing)

morning, but by afternoon we enjoyed going _______________________________.

(verb)

We also spent hours swinging across the stream on the ranch’s _________________
(adjective)

tree swing. What a trip!

Answer Key: Answers will vary depending on word choices.

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