Fill in the Blank Story Generator

Press Start, type the words your group shouts, then read aloud one of 40 stories with those words in it.

Story

19 words needed.

Example, filled in with our words

My Pet's Secret Life

Everyone thinks my pet hamster, Mister Whiskers, sleeps all day. Everyone is wrong.

The second we leave for the supermarket, Mister Whiskers puts on an enormous hat and starts juggling. By nine o'clock the house is full of 12 neighborhood pigeons, all of them eating spaghetti and shouting "yee-haw."

At noon Mister Whiskers goes to work as a dentist. The customers say the service is polite but the office smells like pickles.

In the afternoon there is a nap on my pillow, a snack, and a lesson in how to yodel loudly.

When we get home, everything is fluffy and quiet again. The only clue is a bright pink feather on the floor and a kazoo where my big toe expects a slipper.

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The Mystery of the Noise in the Garage A detective story for a rainy afternoon. Asks for 16 words: 2 × adverb, 1 × adjective, 1 × name, 1 × silly sound, 1 × number, 1 × noun, 1 × plural noun, 1 × food, 1 × body part, 1 × job, 1 × past-tense verb, 1 × animal, 1 × color, 1 × verb ending in -ing, 1 × verb.
Weather Report From Our Living Room A forecast for the couch, the rug and the hallway. Asks for 19 words: 3 × adjective, 2 × number, 2 × plural noun, 1 × name, 1 × job, 1 × food, 1 × adverb, 1 × place, 1 × noun, 1 × body part, 1 × past-tense verb, 1 × verb ending in -ing, 1 × color, 1 × silly sound, 1 × animal.
My Pet's Secret Life What your pet gets up to when the front door closes. Asks for 19 words: 3 × adjective, 2 × food, 2 × noun, 1 × animal, 1 × name, 1 × place, 1 × verb ending in -ing, 1 × number, 1 × plural noun, 1 × silly sound, 1 × job, 1 × verb, 1 × adverb, 1 × color, 1 × body part.
The Worst Road Trip Snack Stop A family car, a strange gas station and one bad sandwich. Asks for 20 words: 3 × adjective, 2 × number, 2 × noun, 2 × adverb, 2 × food, 1 × past-tense verb, 1 × plural noun, 1 × animal, 1 × color, 1 × silly sound, 1 × body part, 1 × verb, 1 × verb ending in -ing, 1 × place.
A Letter From Summer Camp The letter every parent hopes is a joke. Asks for 18 words: 3 × adjective, 1 × plural noun, 1 × name, 1 × job, 1 × silly sound, 1 × food, 1 × place, 1 × animal, 1 × verb ending in -ing, 1 × number, 1 × past-tense verb, 1 × body part, 1 × color, 1 × verb, 1 × adverb, 1 × noun.
How to Make the Perfect Pizza A recipe nobody should follow. Asks for 19 words: 3 × adjective, 2 × adverb, 2 × noun, 2 × number, 2 × food, 1 × verb ending in -ing, 1 × body part, 1 × plural noun, 1 × animal, 1 × verb, 1 × silly sound, 1 × place, 1 × job.
The Substitute Teacher Your regular teacher is out and things get odd. Asks for 18 words: 3 × adjective, 2 × adverb, 2 × number, 1 × name, 1 × verb ending in -ing, 1 × noun, 1 × verb, 1 × plural noun, 1 × animal, 1 × food, 1 × silly sound, 1 × body part, 1 × past-tense verb, 1 × place.
Morning Announcements Read this one in your loudest loudspeaker voice. Asks for 15 words: 2 × adjective, 1 × name, 1 × verb ending in -ing, 1 × adverb, 1 × food, 1 × plural noun, 1 × animal, 1 × noun, 1 × place, 1 × past-tense verb, 1 × number, 1 × verb, 1 × job, 1 × silly sound.
My Science Fair Project A presentation to the judges that goes about as well as you would expect. Asks for 18 words: 3 × adjective, 2 × noun, 1 × food, 1 × animal, 1 × number, 1 × plural noun, 1 × job, 1 × place, 1 × verb ending in -ing, 1 × color, 1 × verb, 1 × adverb, 1 × body part, 1 × past-tense verb, 1 × silly sound.
Field Trip to the Museum One class, one bus and one very tired guide. Asks for 19 words: 3 × adjective, 2 × plural noun, 2 × number, 1 × verb, 1 × job, 1 × name, 1 × adverb, 1 × verb ending in -ing, 1 × noun, 1 × place, 1 × animal, 1 × body part, 1 × silly sound, 1 × past-tense verb, 1 × food.
Official Sleepover Rules Read them aloud before anyone unrolls a sleeping bag. Asks for 14 words: 2 × adjective, 2 × number, 1 × verb ending in -ing, 1 × noun, 1 × body part, 1 × food, 1 × adverb, 1 × plural noun, 1 × animal, 1 × silly sound, 1 × verb, 1 × name.
Our Family Game Night Every family has the one player who reads the rules out loud. Asks for 18 words: 3 × adjective, 2 × number, 2 × food, 2 × plural noun, 1 × name, 1 × verb, 1 × adverb, 1 × body part, 1 × verb ending in -ing, 1 × animal, 1 × past-tense verb, 1 × silly sound, 1 × place.
The Birthday Party Invitation An invitation with some unusual requests. Asks for 14 words: 2 × noun, 1 × adjective, 1 × name, 1 × number, 1 × place, 1 × plural noun, 1 × color, 1 × animal, 1 × job, 1 × food, 1 × verb, 1 × adverb, 1 × silly sound.
Superhero Job Application An interview at the League of Heroes. Asks for 19 words: 2 × adjective, 2 × noun, 2 × plural noun, 1 × animal, 1 × job, 1 × verb, 1 × number, 1 × body part, 1 × silly sound, 1 × verb ending in -ing, 1 × food, 1 × color, 1 × place, 1 × name, 1 × adverb, 1 × past-tense verb.
The Pirate's Treasure Map Directions to buried treasure, more or less. Asks for 20 words: 3 × adjective, 2 × number, 2 × noun, 2 × adverb, 2 × plural noun, 1 × name, 1 × place, 1 × animal, 1 × verb ending in -ing, 1 × food, 1 × body part, 1 × verb, 1 × silly sound, 1 × color.
Postcard From Outer Space Greetings from a planet with odd weather. Asks for 19 words: 2 × adjective, 2 × noun, 2 × plural noun, 1 × silly sound, 1 × number, 1 × food, 1 × body part, 1 × verb ending in -ing, 1 × name, 1 × job, 1 × verb, 1 × past-tense verb, 1 × place, 1 × color, 1 × animal, 1 × adverb.
The Dragon Who Could Not Roar A fairy tale with a loud ending. Asks for 19 words: 3 × adjective, 2 × adverb, 2 × plural noun, 1 × place, 1 × name, 1 × silly sound, 1 × noun, 1 × number, 1 × animal, 1 × verb ending in -ing, 1 × job, 1 × food, 1 × body part, 1 × verb, 1 × past-tense verb.
Breaking News: Animal Elected Mayor Read it like a news anchor with a straight face. Asks for 19 words: 3 × adjective, 2 × noun, 2 × plural noun, 1 × name, 1 × animal, 1 × number, 1 × food, 1 × job, 1 × verb ending in -ing, 1 × adverb, 1 × silly sound, 1 × past-tense verb, 1 × color, 1 × place, 1 × verb.
The Big Game, Play by Play Sports commentary for a match that makes no sense. Asks for 18 words: 3 × adjective, 2 × number, 1 × place, 1 × plural noun, 1 × name, 1 × job, 1 × body part, 1 × noun, 1 × verb ending in -ing, 1 × animal, 1 × verb, 1 × silly sound, 1 × adverb, 1 × past-tense verb, 1 × food.
A Commercial for a Useless Invention Read it in a very excited announcer voice. Asks for 20 words: 3 × adjective, 2 × plural noun, 2 × noun, 2 × number, 1 × verb ending in -ing, 1 × verb, 1 × color, 1 × silly sound, 1 × job, 1 × name, 1 × body part, 1 × food, 1 × animal, 1 × place, 1 × adverb.
Zookeeper for a Day You won the contest. The animals were not told. Asks for 19 words: 3 × adjective, 2 × animal, 2 × food, 2 × adverb, 1 × name, 1 × noun, 1 × verb, 1 × number, 1 × plural noun, 1 × verb ending in -ing, 1 × body part, 1 × silly sound, 1 × place, 1 × past-tense verb.
A Day at the Beach Sand, seagulls and one stolen lunch. Asks for 19 words: 3 × adjective, 2 × noun, 2 × number, 2 × food, 1 × plural noun, 1 × color, 1 × animal, 1 × verb ending in -ing, 1 × adverb, 1 × silly sound, 1 × past-tense verb, 1 × body part, 1 × place, 1 × verb.
The Camping Trip A tent, a campfire and a noise in the night. Asks for 19 words: 2 × number, 2 × adjective, 2 × noun, 1 × food, 1 × name, 1 × job, 1 × verb, 1 × silly sound, 1 × adverb, 1 × color, 1 × verb ending in -ing, 1 × body part, 1 × animal, 1 × plural noun, 1 × past-tense verb, 1 × place.
My Robot Does My Chores You built a helper. It has its own ideas. Asks for 20 words: 3 × adjective, 2 × noun, 2 × number, 2 × adverb, 1 × plural noun, 1 × name, 1 × color, 1 × place, 1 × animal, 1 × food, 1 × silly sound, 1 × verb ending in -ing, 1 × verb, 1 × past-tense verb, 1 × body part.
A Toast to the Happy Couple For wedding showers, rehearsal dinners and anniversaries. Asks for 18 words: 3 × adjective, 2 × number, 2 × food, 2 × plural noun, 1 × name, 1 × place, 1 × verb ending in -ing, 1 × noun, 1 × silly sound, 1 × verb, 1 × job, 1 × animal, 1 × adverb.
Office Memo: New Break Room Rules For team lunches and work parties. Asks for 18 words: 3 × adjective, 1 × name, 1 × job, 1 × noun, 1 × number, 1 × food, 1 × color, 1 × verb ending in -ing, 1 × silly sound, 1 × verb, 1 × adverb, 1 × place, 1 × plural noun, 1 × body part, 1 × animal, 1 × past-tense verb.
Dear Tooth Fairy A note left under a pillow, with demands. Asks for 15 words: 2 × adjective, 2 × noun, 1 × number, 1 × food, 1 × place, 1 × adverb, 1 × animal, 1 × verb, 1 × plural noun, 1 × job, 1 × past-tense verb, 1 × silly sound, 1 × name.
Snow Day School is closed, so the real work begins. Asks for 15 words: 1 × past-tense verb, 1 × verb ending in -ing, 1 × number, 1 × adjective, 1 × food, 1 × plural noun, 1 × noun, 1 × color, 1 × name, 1 × adverb, 1 × body part, 1 × silly sound, 1 × place, 1 × animal, 1 × verb.
The Haunted House on Our Street A Halloween story that is more silly than spooky. Asks for 20 words: 3 × adjective, 2 × number, 2 × plural noun, 2 × food, 2 × noun, 1 × name, 1 × adverb, 1 × body part, 1 × silly sound, 1 × color, 1 × verb ending in -ing, 1 × verb, 1 × animal, 1 × past-tense verb.
My Trick-or-Treat Report A full account of one Halloween candy route. Asks for 19 words: 3 × adjective, 2 × number, 2 × food, 1 × job, 1 × animal, 1 × verb ending in -ing, 1 × color, 1 × adverb, 1 × silly sound, 1 × past-tense verb, 1 × name, 1 × noun, 1 × place, 1 × plural noun, 1 × verb.
A Friendly Witch's Soup Recipe A Halloween recipe to read in a cackling voice. Asks for 19 words: 2 × plural noun, 2 × number, 2 × adjective, 1 × name, 1 × place, 1 × silly sound, 1 × food, 1 × body part, 1 × job, 1 × adverb, 1 × noun, 1 × verb ending in -ing, 1 × color, 1 × verb, 1 × animal, 1 × past-tense verb.
A Letter to Santa A Christmas list with a few questions attached. Asks for 16 words: 2 × adjective, 2 × noun, 1 × past-tense verb, 1 × number, 1 × animal, 1 × plural noun, 1 × color, 1 × food, 1 × verb ending in -ing, 1 × job, 1 × verb, 1 × place, 1 × silly sound, 1 × name.
The Night the Reindeer Got Loose A Christmas Eve emergency at the North Pole. Asks for 20 words: 2 × adverb, 2 × number, 2 × adjective, 2 × plural noun, 1 × name, 1 × verb ending in -ing, 1 × noun, 1 × food, 1 × job, 1 × color, 1 × silly sound, 1 × past-tense verb, 1 × animal, 1 × body part, 1 × verb, 1 × place.
Our Family Holiday Newsletter The Christmas card letter, slightly exaggerated. Asks for 19 words: 3 × adjective, 2 × number, 2 × plural noun, 2 × adverb, 1 × place, 1 × job, 1 × verb ending in -ing, 1 × verb, 1 × silly sound, 1 × animal, 1 × past-tense verb, 1 × food, 1 × color, 1 × name.
Thanksgiving Dinner, Play by Play The big meal, called like a football game. Asks for 17 words: 3 × adjective, 2 × number, 2 × plural noun, 1 × name, 1 × verb ending in -ing, 1 × noun, 1 × food, 1 × body part, 1 × silly sound, 1 × animal, 1 × verb, 1 × adverb, 1 × past-tense verb.
A Valentine for My Best Friend A friendship card with odd compliments. Asks for 14 words: 2 × adjective, 1 × name, 1 × food, 1 × place, 1 × past-tense verb, 1 × animal, 1 × noun, 1 × verb, 1 × adverb, 1 × body part, 1 × number, 1 × plural noun, 1 × silly sound.
My New Year's Resolutions Promises for January that will last until about lunch. Asks for 18 words: 2 × adjective, 2 × noun, 1 × number, 1 × verb, 1 × food, 1 × animal, 1 × verb ending in -ing, 1 × adverb, 1 × place, 1 × silly sound, 1 × plural noun, 1 × color, 1 × name, 1 × job, 1 × past-tense verb, 1 × body part.
The First Day of Summer Vacation The last bell rings and the plans begin. Asks for 20 words: 3 × adjective, 2 × number, 2 × food, 1 × past-tense verb, 1 × plural noun, 1 × verb, 1 × verb ending in -ing, 1 × name, 1 × noun, 1 × silly sound, 1 × animal, 1 × place, 1 × adverb, 1 × color, 1 × body part, 1 × job.
Advice for the New Parents A baby shower favorite. Pass the phone around the room. Asks for 20 words: 3 × adjective, 3 × noun, 2 × number, 2 × adverb, 1 × animal, 1 × silly sound, 1 × verb ending in -ing, 1 × plural noun, 1 × food, 1 × body part, 1 × color, 1 × name, 1 × verb, 1 × job.
The School Talent Show Three acts, one curtain and a surprise winner. Asks for 20 words: 3 × adjective, 2 × number, 2 × noun, 2 × adverb, 1 × place, 1 × name, 1 × verb, 1 × plural noun, 1 × verb ending in -ing, 1 × food, 1 × silly sound, 1 × animal, 1 × past-tense verb, 1 × body part, 1 × job.

The kinds of words the game asks for

Adjective a describing word, like sticky or enormous. More examples: wobbly, sparkly, grumpy.
Name a first name; a made-up one is fine. More examples: Sir Reginald, Professor Plum, Doctor Noodle.
Silly Sound a noise to shout, like boing or splat. More examples: kerplunk, whoosh, honk.
Number any number, like 7 or 3,000. More examples: 3,000, 12, 99.
Adverb how something is done, like slowly or loudly. More examples: politely, nervously, proudly.
Noun a thing, like sock or volcano. More examples: trampoline, spoon, wheelbarrow.
Plural Noun more than one thing, like spoons or elbows. More examples: umbrellas, marbles, pigeons.
Food something to eat, like porridge. More examples: pickles, custard, cheese.
Body Part like elbow or left ear. More examples: big toe, nose, knee.
Job work somebody does, like plumber. More examples: astronaut, lion tamer, librarian.
Past-Tense Verb an action that already happened, like jumped. More examples: wobbled, yodelled, galloped.
Animal any creature, like a walrus. More examples: flamingo, hedgehog, llama.
Verb Ending in -Ing an action that is going on, like hopping. More examples: juggling, giggling, skipping.
Verb an action, like wobble or sneeze. More examples: juggle, tiptoe, yodel.
Place somewhere to be, like the library. More examples: a car park, the dentist, a bouncy castle.

How these stories were written: All 40 stories, their titles and their sample words were written for this site in 2026. None was copied or adapted from the published fill-in-the-blank books, from a worksheet or from another website. Every story was read aloud with its sample words and screened as clean for a family room: nothing sexual, no alcohol or drugs, no bullying, no real people. Three stories are for Halloween, three for Christmas, and one each for Thanksgiving, Valentine's Day and New Year. The way a round runs (one reader asks for words without showing the story, then reads it aloud) follows Wikipedia's article on the game, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Libs, checked 2026-09-18. Licence: own work

How it works

This fill in the blank story generator asks your group for words on one sheet of blanks: a noun here, a silly sound there. Then it drops them into a story nobody has seen. All 40 stories are original and listed below, with 14 to 20 blanks each. It works for Mad Libs-style word games at a party, in a classroom or on a long car ride.

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Run a story from one phone

One player holds the phone where nobody else can see it. Until you press Start, the page shows the chosen story as an example, filled in with our words. Choose a title under Story and press the Start button, which says how many words that story needs. The example drops out of sight and the page shows every blank on one sheet: an adjective, an animal, a body part. Read each request aloud, type the first answer shouted and press Enter for the next blank. Every blank carries a hint, and a blank left empty gets a word picked for it when the room goes quiet. After the last word, press Show my story and open Read-aloud view for large type. Play another story then picks a title you have not played.

The one rule, and some house rules

Like any fill in the blank word game, this one has a single fixed rule: whoever gives the words must not see the story first. After that, go round the circle so each player gives one word in turn, or let the youngest answer every animal and food. Ban repeats, so nobody says banana twice. With two teams, play one story twice and let applause pick the winning version. To fix a typo, tap the word in the finished story and retype it there.

Printed sheets and what the phone remembers

Print puts the finished story on paper. Print with blanks prints two pages, a numbered list of words to collect and then the story with a numbered line for each word, so a classroom or a car can play with no phone at all. The words you type stay in this browser, and the page offers your last story when you come back. All 40 titles are listed below with the kinds of words each one asks for. That list leaves out the story text, so nobody reads ahead.

Ask for the words before anyone hears the title. A Letter to Santa tells players what to aim for, and the surprise is the point.
Push for specific words. Lukewarm beats hot, and a startled flamingo beats a bird. Answers can run to 40 characters, so short phrases fit.
Match the story to the party: Advice for the New Parents at a baby shower, A Toast to the Happy Couple at a rehearsal dinner, Office Memo at a team lunch.

Questions and answers

How many players do you need, and how long does a story take?

Two: one to ask for words and one to give them. There is no upper limit, since a whole class or a dinner table can call out answers to one reader. Allow about five minutes a story, counting the reading, so six stories fill half an hour.

Is this the same as Mad Libs?

No. This is an independent tool with 40 stories written for this site. It is not the official game, none of its stories come from the published books, and it is not affiliated with the publisher. It follows the same old party idea: one player collects words without showing the story, then reads the result aloud.

What ages is it for?

Every request comes with a hint, such as "a describing word, like sticky or enormous", so players of seven and up can give most words. Younger ones do well with animals, foods and silly sounds. All 40 stories are clean enough to read to a grandparent. The office memo and the wedding toast are written with adults in mind.

Are there Halloween and Christmas stories?

Yes. For a Halloween fill in the blank story, choose The Haunted House on Our Street, My Trick-or-Treat Report or A Friendly Witch's Soup Recipe. For a Christmas fill in the blank story, choose A Letter to Santa, The Night the Reindeer Got Loose or Our Family Holiday Newsletter. Thanksgiving, Valentine's Day and New Year have one story each.

Can we play a fill in the blank story online with friends somewhere else?

Yes. On a video call, keep the page on your own screen while you collect words, so nobody reads ahead, then read the result aloud. Afterwards press Share and post the link. The link itself carries the story and everyone's words, so send it only to people you want to read it. Nothing else you type leaves this browser.