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Verbal problems - pg. 2

Dinosaurs have come out of extinction, and you no longer need the dinosaur bones that previously have been dug up. What do you do with the excess bones?

Have a conversation with your finger.

It's a terrible day when __________

I start to worry when __________

Name a material and what that material makes.
ex.: Glass makes a window. Steel makes a car.

Name things that work upside down.

Name as many types of cans as possible.

Name ways you can attract wildlife in your backyard.

Name something that can be put together or attached.

Use "tail" in a phrase or sentence.

List words that contain the word "ant" or "ants."
Ex.: Nouns: plants, antipasto, antacid, Mylanta, elephant,
Antarctica, antibodies, tyrants
Adjective or adverbs: tantalizing, enchanted, frantic, inconsider"ant",
ignorant, or excell"ant"

Name things that can grow and what they grow into.
Ex.: A sapling grows into a tree.

How many ways can you use a seashell?

Talk to our about or name as many uses you can for a prism.

How many ways can you make a rainbow?

We used a popcorn ball as a cork to plug a hole in the boat in
our skit. What are some other uses for a popcorn ball?

Uses for duct tape.

Name people or things that repair and what they repair.

A company has millions of plastic vcr tape holders that can't be used.
What could we use them as?

Name as many kinds of kings and queens as you can.

Imagine that you could program your dreams at night. What would
you dream about? The first person must say: "I would dream about..."
the story would then continue. You cannot pass. The story may
not be started again.

Name things that crack and what cracks them.

Name things you would find in a secret garden and why they are
there.

Change the name of a play, movie, television show, or song and
tell why that change has been made. You may change as many
words as necessary, as long as you do not lose the sense of the
original title.
ex: The "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" would become "Rat on a
Hot Tin Roof" if a rat stepped on a hot tin roof.

Name things that only go one way.
ex: One-way street, river, rain
Gravity, Earth's rotation

 

 
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