The Nativity Play Mix-Up

First, pick a word for each blank

No peeking at the story! The sillier the words, the funnier it gets.

1. 1.an adjective
2. 2.an adjective
3. 3.a plural noun
4. 4.a noun
5. 5.an adjective
6. 6.a verb ending in -ing
7. 7.a body part
8. 8.an exclamation
9. 9.an adverb
10. 10.a noun
11. 11.an adjective
12. 12.a body part

Then read the story with your words

Tonight was the big Christmas nativity play at our school, and everyone was ______⁽¹⁾ backstage. Our teacher handed out the costumes, and I got a ______⁽²⁾ robe and a crown made of ______⁽³⁾. I was supposed to be one of the three wise men carrying a gift of gold, but someone swapped it for a jar of ______⁽⁴⁾. The narrator began reading the story of Bethlehem in a very ______⁽⁵⁾ voice. Then Mary and Joseph walked onstage, and the little donkey, played by my friend Marcus, started ______⁽⁶⁾ right into the hay. The shepherds tried to look calm, but one of them dropped his staff on his ______⁽⁷⁾ and yelled, "______⁽⁸⁾!" Up above, the star on a stick was wobbling ______⁽⁹⁾ over the stable. When it was my turn, I bowed low and presented the baby with my ______⁽¹⁰⁾, and the whole audience burst into giggles. The choir finished with a ______⁽¹¹⁾ version of Silent Night, and even the principal was clapping with her ______⁽¹²⁾. It was the most unforgettable nativity play our school has ever seen.