As Mad Libs turn 50, play an exclusive game

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Here is the TODAYshow.com exclusive Mad Lib from Leonard Stern. Print out and play, or write the words on a separate sheet of paper.

PLURAL NOUN

ADJECTIVE

VERB ENDING IN “ING”

TYPE OF LIQUID

ADJECTIVE

ADVERB

ADJECTIVE

ADJECTIVE

ADJECTIVE

PLURAL NOUN

ADJECTIVE

NOUN

ADJECTIVE

ADJECTIVE

VERB

ADJECTIVE

PLURAL

NOUN

NOUN

A PLACE

Now plug those words into the narrative below, and enjoy!

TODAY revolutionized television ___________ (PLURAL NOUN) when it

first aired in 1952 on NBC — and 56 years later, this ___________

(ADJECTIVE) show just keeps on ___________ (VERB

ENDING IN “ING”)! Americans love sipping ___________ (ADJECTIVE)

their morning __________ (TYPE OF LIQUID) while watching TODAY with

___________ (ADJECTIVE) co-anchors Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira.

Ann Curry ___________ (ADVERB) delivers the day’s most __________

(ADJECTIVE) news. And thanks to the always-___________ (ADJECTIVE)

Al Roker, finding out about the weather has never been more ___________

(ADJECTIVE).

Last year, Tiki Barber, former running back for the New York ___________

(PLURAL NOUN), joined the show as a/an ___________ (ADJECTIVE)

national correspondent. More recently, TODAY added a brand-new fourth

__________ (NOUN) to the show. Ann Curry, Natalie Morales and Hoda

Kotb co-anchor this ___________ (ADJECTIVE) hour along with Kathie

Lee Gifford, best-known as the ___________ (ADJECTIVE) co-host of

__________ (VERB) with Regis and Kathie Lee. With such a/an

___________ (ADJECTIVE) cast of friendly ___________ (PLURAL NOUN),

no wonder TODAY is the most-watched morning news ___________

(NOUN) in the __________ (A PLACE)!

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