Here's quick game to help you invent a place name:
1. Write a List of Funny Words
Think of words that makes you laugh, or even better, words that makes you go 'ugh'. Suitable words include 'bogie', 'slime' and 'sausage' but you can come up with your own.
2. Find Place Names on a Map
Find a map of somewhere similar to the land in your book and jot down some of the place names on the map.
Do you notice any patterns? For example: 'Falmouth', 'Plymouth' and 'Exmouth' all end in 'mouth'.
If you don't see any patterns, try chopping a long word in half. For example: 'London' would become 'Lon' and 'don' and Manchester would become 'Man' and 'chester'.
Make a list of the bits of place names that you really like.
3. Combine Your Funny Words with Bits of Real Place Names
Mix your words from Part 1 with the bits of place names you found in Part 2, to come up with your snotacular place names.
For example: Bogiemouth, Slimedon, Sausagechester
1. Write a List of Funny Words
Think of words that makes you laugh, or even better, words that makes you go 'ugh'. Suitable words include 'bogie', 'slime' and 'sausage' but you can come up with your own.
2. Find Place Names on a Map
Find a map of somewhere similar to the land in your book and jot down some of the place names on the map.
Do you notice any patterns? For example: 'Falmouth', 'Plymouth' and 'Exmouth' all end in 'mouth'.
If you don't see any patterns, try chopping a long word in half. For example: 'London' would become 'Lon' and 'don' and Manchester would become 'Man' and 'chester'.
Make a list of the bits of place names that you really like.
3. Combine Your Funny Words with Bits of Real Place Names
Mix your words from Part 1 with the bits of place names you found in Part 2, to come up with your snotacular place names.
For example: Bogiemouth, Slimedon, Sausagechester
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