Name___________________________________________Date________ Fantasy Places

Dr. Seuss loves to create imaginative new lands and places. Scan through a collection of Dr. Seuss books. Try to find a new, made-up land for each letter of the alphabet.

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Name___________________________________________Date________ Alliterative Phrases

Dr. Seuss loves having fun with alliteration. Scan through a collection of Dr. Seuss books. Try to find an alliterative phrase for each letter of the alphabet. A phrase should consist of two or more words. Not all words in the phrase have to start with the same letter.

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Name___________________________________________Date________ Creative Characters

Dr. Seuss has invented many unique and creative characters. Can you find a Dr. Seuss character for every letter of the alphabet?

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Name___________________________________________Date________ Nonsense Words

Dr. Seuss is notorious for creating fun and silly nonsense words. In fact, the word “nerd” is his own creation! Scan through a collection of Dr. Seuss books. Try to find a nonsense word that starts with each letter of the alphabet.

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ABC

List

Possible

Solutions

These  are  not  the  only  solutions.  There  are  many,  many  more  that  your  students  may  find!   Characters   A—Aunt  Annie  (Dr.  Seuss’s  ABC’s)   B—Birthday  Honk-­‐Honker  (Happy  Birthday  to  You!)   C—Cindy-­‐Lou  Who  (How  the  Grinch  Stole  Christmas)   D—Diver  Getz  (Happy  Birthday  to  You!)   E—Eskimo  Fish  (McElligot’s  Pool)   F—Fix-­‐it-­‐Up  Chappie  (The  Sneetches)   G—Gerald  McGrew  (If  I  Ran  the  Zoo)   H—Hippo-­‐Heimers  (Happy  Birthday  to  You!)   I—Itch-­‐a-­‐pods  (On  Beyond  Zebra)   J—Jake  the  Pillow  Snake  (I  Can  Read  with  my  Eyes  Shut)   K—Kwigger  (Scrambled  Eggs  Super)   L—The  Lorax  (The  Lorax)   M—Mack  (Yertle  the  Turtle)   N—Nolster  (If  I  Ran  the  Circus)   O—Once-­‐ler(The  Lorax)   P—Pop  (Hop  on  Pop)   Q—Quick  Queen  of  Quincy  (Dr.  Seuss’s  ABC’s)   R—Rink-­‐Rinker-­‐Fink  (Oh  the  Thinks  You  Can  Think)   S—Star-­‐Belly  Sneetches  (The  Sneetches)     T—Thidwick  (Thidwick  the  Big  Hearted  Moose)   U—Umbus  (On  Beyond  Zebra)   V—Van  Vleck  (Dr.  Seuss’s  Sleep  Book)   W—Wasket  (There’s  a  Wocket  in  My  Pocket)   X—   Y—Yertle  the  Turtle  (Yertle  the  Turtle)   Z—Zooks  (Butter  Battle  Book)  

Fantasy  Places   A—   B—Birthday  Pal-­‐alace  (Happy  Birthday  to  You!)   C—Cuppepper  Springs  (Dr.  Pepper’s  Sleep  Book)   D—District  of  Dofft  (Dr.  Seuss’s  Sleep  Book)   E—Eiffelberg  Tower(Horton  Hears  a  Who)   F—Finney’s  Diner  (Oh  Say  Can  You  Say?)   G—Gwark  (Island)  (If  I  Ran  the  Zoo)   H—Herk-­‐Heimer  Falls  (Dr.  Seuss’s  Sleep  Book)   I-­‐-­‐  Island  of  Sala-­‐ma-­‐Sond  (Yertle  the  Turtle)   J—Jungle  of  Nool  (Horton  Hears  a  Who)   K—Katroo  (Happy  Birthday  to  You!)   L—Lake  Winna-­‐Bango  (Thidwick  the  Big  H earted  Moose)   M—Mt.  Dill-­‐ma-­‐dilts  (Great  Day  for  Up)     N—Na-­‐Nupp—(Oh  the  Thinks  You  Can  Think)   O—   P—Prax  (The  Zax)   Q—Quincy  (Dr.  Seuss’s  ABC’s)   R—River  of  Nobsk  (If  I  Ran  the  Zoo)   S—Sala-­‐ma-­‐Sond  (Yertle  the  Turtle)   T—   U—   V—Vipp  (Oh  the  Thinks  You  Can  Think)   W—Who-­‐ville  (How  the  Grinch  Stole  Christmas)   X—   Y—Yerka  (If  I  Ran  the  Zoo)   Z—Zomba-­‐ma-­‐Tant  (If  I  Ran  the  Zoo)  

Nonsense  Words   A—Asso-­‐see-­‐eye-­‐ation  (Happy  Birthday  to  You!)   B-­‐-­‐  Beezle-­‐Nut  (Horton  Hears  a  Who)   C—Chimbly  (How  the  Grinch  Stole  Christmas)   D—Diffendoofer  (Hooray  for  Diffendoofer  Day!)   E—Elephant-­‐Cat  (If  I  Ran  the  Zoo)   F—Foice  (Maybe  you  should  be  a)   G—Grickle-­‐Grass  (The  Lorax)   H-­‐-­‐Hinkle-­‐Horn  (Dr.  Seuss’s  Sleep  Book)   I—It-­‐kutch  (If  I  Ran  the  Zoo)   J—Jigger-­‐Rock  Snatchem  (The  Butter  Battle  Book)   K—Klopp  (Mr.  Brown  Can  Moo…Can  You?)   L—Lerkim  (The  Lorax)   M—Moose—Moss(Thidwick  the  Big  Hearted  Moose)   N—Nizzards  (The  King’s  Stilts)   O—Oobleck  (Bartholomew  and  the  Oobleck)   P—Palooski  (If  I  Ran  the  Zoo)   Q—Quackjer-­‐backer  (Oh  S ay  Can  You  Say)   R—Rippulous  (The  Lorax)   S—Skeegle-­‐mobile  (If  I  Ran  the  Zoo)     T—Thneed   (The  Lorax)   U-­‐-­‐     V—Vipper  (Oh  the  Thinks  You  Can  Think)     W-­‐Whisper-­‐ma-­‐Phone   (The  Lorax)     X-­‐-­‐   Y—Ying   (One  Fish,  Two  Fish,  Red  Fish,  Blue  Fish)     Z—Zeds  (One  Fish,  Two  Fish,  Red  Fish,  Blue  Fish)  

Aliterative  Phrases   A—Aunt  Annie’s  Alligator  (Dr.  Seuss’s  ABC’s)   B-­‐Ben  Bends  Bim’s  broom  (Fox  in  Sox)   C—Clip  and  clop  with  clapping  clippers  (Happy  Birthday  to  You!)   D—David  Donald  Doo  ((Dr.  Seuss’s  ABC’s)   E—   F—Frits  feeds  Fred  and  Fred  feeds  Fritz  (Oh  S ay  Can  You  Say)   G—Grickily  Gractus  (Scrambled  Eggs  Super)   H—Hinkle-­‐Horn  Honkers  have  honked  themselves  out  (The  Sleep  Book) I—Ichabod  is  itchy  (Dr.  Seuss’s  ABC’s)   J—Jerry  Jordan’s  Jelly  Har  (Dr.  Seuss’s  ABC’s)   K—Kick  a  kettle  kite  (Dr.  Seuss’s  ABC’s)   L—Lazy  lion  licks  a  lollipop  (Dr.  Seuss’s  ABC’s)   M—Many  mumbling  mice  (Dr.  Seuss’s  ABC’s)   N—Nine  new  neckties  (Dr.  Seuss’s  ABC’s)   O—Oscar’s  only  ostrich  (Dr.  Seuss’s  ABC’s)   P—Painting  pink  pajamas  (Dr.  Seuss’s  ABC’s)   Q—Quick  Queen  of  Quincy  (Dr.  Seuss’s  ABC’s)   R—Rosy’s  red  rhinoceros  (Dr.  Seuss’s  ABC’s)   S—Sue  sews  Sue’s  Socks  (Fox  in  Sox)   T—Truffula  Trees  (Lorax)   U—Uncle  Ubb’s  umbrella  (Dr.  Seuss’s  ABC’s)   V—Vera  Violet  Vinn  (Dr.  Seuss’s  ABC’s)   W—Wacky  Wednesday  (Wacky  Wednesday)   X—   Y—Yawning  yellow  yak  (Dr.  Seuss’s  ABC’s)   Z—Zizzer  Zazzer  Zuzz  (Dr.  Seuss’s  ABC’s)  

 

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