The BFG

Free printable worksheets and activities to go with Roald Dahl’s The BFG!

When I was a kid, The BFG was one of my favorite books!

I especially remember the part of the book when The BFG mentions that he could hear flowers scream when he picked them.

For a long time, I was wary of flower picking, just in case any of those flowers were screaming!

Now that I have my own children, I have loved sharing this book with them!

We have both read this book aloud with our children, and have given them an audiobook recording for them to listen to.

My kids choose to listen to The BFG as their bedtime story over and over again!

Add The BFG to your child’s reading list and give them these fun activities to go with the story!

It’s a great book to add to your homeschool day!

Below, I’ll share with you the audiobook resources I use for this book.

I’ll also show you what’s included in my FREE printable PDF of Big Friendly Giant activities!

When you’re ready to get the free PDF, you can do so at the bottom of this page!

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Auidiobook Resources

Our kids love their Yoto players!

Yoto players are screen-free audiobook players for kids.

No internet, no ads.

It’s basically like raising kids in the 1930’s — I see the same excitement in their eyes listening to their Yoto players as I imagine children used to have while gathering around the radio to listen to Little Orphan Annie.

The Yoto players and Yoto cards are also fairly indestructible, which is a gigantic bonus for my 5 feral farm children.

The BFG is one of the Yoto cards my kids have. So, they primarily listen to The BFG on their Yoto players.

Here’s where you can find audiobook recordings of the BFG, whether you have a Yoto player or not! My free PDF activities can be used with the hard copy of the book, or either of these audiobook resources!

NO YOTO PLAYER NEEDED — The BFG audiobook can be found here!
OR, listen with your Yoto player! The BFG is part of this multipack of Yoto cards, or visit the Yoto website to purchase The BFG individually!

Note: In 2023, all of Roald Dahl’s books had portions rewritten and are now different than Roald Dahl’s original publications. While the audiobook recordings were recorded 10 years prior and are not affected, you may wish to do some reading and decide which physical hard copy of The BFG you personally wish to own.

Multiple Choice Quiz

Boost your child’s reading comprehension with this multiple choice quiz!

This multiple choice quiz will help your child better remember the story of The BFG!

Need answers for the quiz?

You can find them below!

Quiz Answers:

b) Big Friendly Giant
b) To avoid being put into a zoo
a) Greece
a) To catch dreams
c) Snozzcumbers
b) Screaming
c) Chiddlers
c) 2 to 3 hours or once in a blue baboon
a) With a dream
b) Into a big pit

My Dream Activity Page

The BFG is in charge of giving dreams to children.

He mixes dreams up and keeps them in jars!

In this activity, your child can get out their colored pencils and imagine what kind of dream they would like The BFG to give to THEM!

They will be able to color a picture of their dream, and then answer the questions at the top of their dream to write about it on the bottom half of the page.

Listening Like The BFG

The BFG is famous for his big ears.

What else is a big friendly giant to do with such oversized ears except HEAR?

The BFG describes to Sophie what a variety of sounds he hears that aren’t audible to “human beans.”

How many of these descriptions can your child remember?

Have them answer the questions in each section of this activity page.

Need help checking their answers?

Use this answer key below!

Listening Like the BFG Answers:

Dreams: The BFG says that dreams make a “whiffling” sound through the air, a tiny “buzzing-humming” noise
Ladybird (ladybugs): The BFG can hear the footsteps of a ladybird walking across a leaf, making a “clumpety-clumpety-clump” that is as loud as a giant’s footsteps.
Ants: The BFG can hear the ants talking to each other, although he cannot understand the language they are speaking.
Stars: The BFG hears music coming from the stars.
Mice: The BFG can also hear the mice talking to one another, but he cannot understand their language, either.
Flowers: The BFG says that flowers scream when they are picked!
Trees: The BFG says that trees make a terrible soft-moaning sound coming from the heart of the tree when it is being chopped down.
Spiders: According to the BFG, spiders are also talking to one another. He says that spiders talk the most of all, and that they also sing while spinning their webs.
Caterpillars: The BFG says that caterpillars are also one of the biggest “chatbags.” They are always arguing between themselves which one of them will turn into the most beautiful butterfly.

The Language of The BFG

The BFG speaks “Gobblefunk” — a language Roald Dahl came up with for the story!

Each word in the story is well described using context clues.

How many Gobblefunk words does your child know?

See how many words your child can translate in this activity, then check their answers below!

Gobblefunk Language Sheet — “The Language of the BFG” Answer Key:

Earbusting: Loud
Human Beans: Human Beings
Chidlers: Children
Frumpkin Fry: Pumpkin Pie
Majester: Majesty
Figglers: Fingers
Telly-telly Bunkum Box: Television
Swalloped: Swalloed
Glumptious: Scrumptious
Whiffling: Going someplace
Jiggyraffes: Giraffes
Phizzwizards: Good dreams
Trogglehumper: Nightmare

The BFG Wordsearch

My kids love word searches, and so do I!

Word searches give your child so many educational benefits:

Reading
Spelling
Vocabulary
Problem solving
Memory building

Word searches are also unique in that they can be given to the child to complete during OR after they read/hear The BFG!

I love to set up audiobooks for my kids and give them activities such as word searches that they can complete WHILE listening to the audiobook at the same time!

This BFG words search is sure to please!