"Fill in the Blank" Verse for Kids

First print out this sheet. Then get a partner and ask for the parts of speech you see below. But don't let them see the page! When the blanks have all been filled in, read your new poem out loud. You'll have put a new spin on an old classic.

Hey diddle diddle,

The _______ and the _________,
      (noun)               (noun)

The cow _________
              (verb)

__________ the ________;
(preposition)       (noun)

The little dog _______
                    (verb)

to see such __________,
                  (noun)

And the dish ___________
                     (verb)

away with the ________.
                      (noun)

The orginal:

"The Cat and the Fiddle"

Hey diddle diddle,
The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped,
over the moon;
The little dog laughed
to see such sport,
And the dish ran
away with the spoon.