diff --git a/dictionary.txt b/dictionary.txt
index e4e4b2a6..5c616db9 100644
--- a/dictionary.txt
+++ b/dictionary.txt
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ bibendum
 bienvenidos
 blandit
 brewerton
+Cactaceae
 chuckie
 clownsole
 commodo
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ cum
 curabitur
 cursus
 Ðâåà
+dadgum
 dapibus
 dbccbd
 diam
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@ et
 etiam
 eu
 euismod
+Euphorbiaceae
 facilisi
 facilisis
 fames
@@ -106,6 +109,7 @@ krusty
 labore
 lacinia
 lacus
+Lamiaceae
 laoreet
 lawyerings
 lectus
diff --git a/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/01-pruning-pests/README.md b/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/01-pruning-pests/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..78eeb67f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/01-pruning-pests/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Step 1: Pruning Pests
+
+Thanks for signing on to the farm, friend!
+That's mighty kind of you.
+We sure do appreciate it.
+
+What we'll need from you first is help narrowing down the names of our fruits.
+We know what we grow, but these darn type systems don't.
+Can you help us out with a function to return whether a string is a known crop name?
+
+## Specification
+
+Export a type predicate function named `isCropName` that takes in a name of type `string`.
+It should return whether the data is one of the keys of the type of the existing `cropFamilies` object.
+
+## Files
+
+- `index.ts`: Write your `isCropName` function here
+- `index.test.ts`: Tests verifying `isCropName`
+- `solution.ts`: Solution code
+
+## Notes
+
+- The function's return type should be an explicit type predicate with the `is` keyword
diff --git a/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/01-pruning-pests/index.test.ts b/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/01-pruning-pests/index.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c61fd915
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/01-pruning-pests/index.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, test } from "@jest/globals";
+import { expectType } from "tsd";
+
+import * as index from "./index";
+import * as solution from "./solution";
+
+const { isCropName } = process.env.TEST_SOLUTIONS
+	? solution
+	: (index as typeof solution);
+
+describe(isCropName, () => {
+	describe("types", () => {
+		test("function type", () => {
+			expectType<(name: string) => name is keyof typeof solution.cropFamilies>(
+				isCropName
+			);
+		});
+	});
+
+	it.each([
+		["", false],
+		["dandelion", false],
+		["purslane", false],
+		["cactus", true],
+		["cassava", true],
+		["chia", true],
+	])("when given %j, returns %j", (input, expected) => {
+		expect(isCropName(input)).toBe(expected);
+	});
+});
diff --git a/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/01-pruning-pests/index.ts b/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/01-pruning-pests/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5db8c782
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/01-pruning-pests/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+export const cropFamilies = {
+	cactus: "Cactaceae",
+	cassava: "Euphorbiaceae",
+	chia: "Lamiaceae",
+};
+
+// Write your isCropName function here! ✨
+// You'll need to export it so the tests can run it.
diff --git a/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/01-pruning-pests/solution.ts b/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/01-pruning-pests/solution.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..17ad41f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/01-pruning-pests/solution.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+export const cropFamilies = {
+	cactus: "Cactaceae",
+	cassava: "Euphorbiaceae",
+	chia: "Lamiaceae",
+};
+
+export function isCropName(name: string): name is keyof typeof cropFamilies {
+	return name in cropFamilies;
+}
diff --git a/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/01-pruning-pests/tsconfig.json b/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/01-pruning-pests/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..25716e06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/01-pruning-pests/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+	"extends": "../../../../tsconfig.json",
+	"include": ["."]
+}
diff --git a/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/02-plant-particulars/README.md b/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/02-plant-particulars/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9c29949c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/02-plant-particulars/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# Step 2: Plant Particulars
+
+Well, I'll be darned!
+You blew through that first step faster than a dog chasing a roadrunner.
+Hee-yah!
+
+Our second request of you is to deal with is weeding.
+We're sick and tired of these invasive weeds in our dadgum farm!
+They're just about as welcome as a rattlesnake at a square dance.
+
+Can you help us write a function that filters data to just a known crop we want to grow?
+That'd be mighty useful in helping us skedaddle out those worrisome weeds.
+
+## Specification
+
+Export a type predicate function named `isAnyCrop` that takes in data of type `unknown`.
+It should return whether the data is an object that matches the existing `AnyCrop` interface.
+
+> Tip: when a value is type `object`, TypeScript won't allow you to access a property unless you check first that the property's key is `in` the value:
+>
+> ```ts
+> function checkValue(value: unknown) {
+> 	if (!!value && typeof value === "object" && "key" in value) {
+> 		console.log(value.key);
+> 	}
+> }
+> ```
+
+## Files
+
+- `index.ts`: Write your `isAnyCrop` function here
+- `index.test.ts`: Tests verifying `isAnyCrop`
+- `solution.ts`: Solution code
+
+## Notes
+
+- The function's return type should be an explicit type predicate with the `is` keyword
diff --git a/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/02-plant-particulars/index.test.ts b/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/02-plant-particulars/index.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5702d9e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/02-plant-particulars/index.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, test } from "@jest/globals";
+import { expectType } from "tsd";
+
+import * as index from "./index";
+import * as solution from "./solution";
+
+const { isAnyCrop } = process.env.TEST_SOLUTIONS
+	? solution
+	: (index as typeof solution);
+
+describe(isAnyCrop, () => {
+	describe("types", () => {
+		test("function type", () => {
+			expectType<(data: solution.AnyCrop) => data is solution.AnyCrop>(
+				isAnyCrop
+			);
+		});
+	});
+
+	it.each([
+		[null, false],
+		[undefined, false],
+		["", false],
+		[123, false],
+		[[], false],
+		[{}, false],
+		[{ growth: null }, false],
+		[{ growth: 123 }, false],
+		[{ harvested: true }, false],
+		[{ name: "cactus" }, false],
+		[{ growth: null, harvested: true, name: "cactus" }, false],
+		[{ growth: 5, harvested: null, name: "cactus" }, false],
+		[{ growth: 5, harvested: true, name: null }, false],
+		[{ growth: 5, harvested: true, name: "other" }, false],
+		[{ growth: 5, harvested: true, name: "cactus" }, true],
+		[{ growth: 5, harvested: true, name: "cassava" }, true],
+		[{ growth: 5, harvested: true, name: "chia" }, true],
+	])("when given %j, returns %j", (input, expected) => {
+		expect(isAnyCrop(input)).toBe(expected);
+	});
+});
diff --git a/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/02-plant-particulars/index.ts b/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/02-plant-particulars/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ae237bbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/02-plant-particulars/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+export interface AnyCrop {
+	growth: number;
+	harvested: boolean;
+	name: "cactus" | "cassava" | "chia";
+}
+
+// Write your isAnyCrop function here! ✨
+// You'll need to export it so the tests can run it.
diff --git a/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/02-plant-particulars/solution.ts b/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/02-plant-particulars/solution.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5206e01d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/02-plant-particulars/solution.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+export interface AnyCrop {
+	growth: number;
+	harvested: boolean;
+	name: "cactus" | "cassava" | "chia";
+}
+
+export function isAnyCrop(data: unknown): data is AnyCrop {
+	return (
+		!!data &&
+		typeof data === "object" &&
+		"growth" in data &&
+		typeof data.growth === "number" &&
+		"harvested" in data &&
+		typeof data.harvested === "boolean" &&
+		"name" in data &&
+		typeof data.name === "string" &&
+		["cactus", "cassava", "chia"].includes(data.name)
+	);
+}
diff --git a/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/02-plant-particulars/tsconfig.json b/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/02-plant-particulars/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..25716e06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/02-plant-particulars/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+	"extends": "../../../../tsconfig.json",
+	"include": ["."]
+}
diff --git a/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/03-picking-pears/README.md b/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/03-picking-pears/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f061add
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/03-picking-pears/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Step 3: Picking Pears
+
+Well, narrow my types and call me a structurally matched type.
+Aren't you just the most type-safe cowboy this side of the Sammamish River!
+
+Our next and final request of you is to deal with a juicy one.
+You're going to help us harvest some succulent cactus pears!
+They make a mighty fine jam, if I do say so myself.
+
+We can give you a whole array of potential cacti.
+We'll need you to return back all the cacti with fruits.
+
+## Specification
+
+Export two functions:
+
+- `isFruitBearingCactus`: a type predicate function named that takes in data of the provided `Cactus` interface and returns whether data is type `FruitBearingCactus`
+- `pickFruitBearingCacti`: a function that takes an array of `Cactus` objects and returns an array consisting of all the `FruitBearingCactus` elements
+
+## Files
+
+- `index.ts`: Write your `isFruitBearingCactus` and `pickFruitBearingCacti` functions here
+- `index.test.ts`: Tests verifying `isFruitBearingCactus` and `pickFruitBearingCacti`
+- `solution.ts`: Solution code
+
+## Notes
+
+- The function's return type should be an explicit type predicate with the `is` keyword
diff --git a/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/03-picking-pears/index.test.ts b/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/03-picking-pears/index.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6e2da441
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/03-picking-pears/index.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, test } from "@jest/globals";
+import { expectType } from "tsd";
+
+import * as index from "./index";
+import * as solution from "./solution";
+
+const { isFruitBearingCactus, pickFruitBearingCacti } = process.env
+	.TEST_SOLUTIONS
+	? solution
+	: (index as typeof solution);
+
+describe(isFruitBearingCactus, () => {
+	describe("types", () => {
+		test("function type", () => {
+			expectType<
+				(data: solution.Cactus) => data is solution.FruitBearingCactus
+			>(isFruitBearingCactus);
+		});
+	});
+
+	it.each<[solution.Cactus, boolean]>([
+		[{ picked: false, state: "dormant" }, false],
+		[{ picked: true, state: "dormant" }, false],
+		[{ flowers: "small", state: "flowering" }, false],
+		[{ flowers: "medium", state: "flowering" }, false],
+		[{ flowers: "large", state: "flowering" }, false],
+		[{ fruits: 0, state: "fruit-bearing" }, true],
+		[{ fruits: 1, state: "fruit-bearing" }, true],
+		[{ fruits: 2, state: "fruit-bearing" }, true],
+	])("when given %j, returns %j", (input, expected) => {
+		expect(isFruitBearingCactus(input)).toBe(expected);
+	});
+});
+
+describe(pickFruitBearingCacti, () => {
+	describe("types", () => {
+		test("function type", () => {
+			expectType<(data: solution.Cactus[]) => solution.FruitBearingCactus[]>(
+				pickFruitBearingCacti
+			);
+		});
+	});
+
+	it.each<[solution.Cactus[], solution.Cactus[]]>([
+		[[], []],
+		[[{ picked: true, state: "dormant" }], []],
+		[[{ flowers: "small", state: "flowering" }], []],
+		[[{ flowers: "medium", state: "flowering" }], []],
+		[[{ flowers: "large", state: "flowering" }], []],
+		[
+			[{ fruits: 0, state: "fruit-bearing" }],
+			[{ fruits: 0, state: "fruit-bearing" }],
+		],
+		[
+			[{ fruits: 1, state: "fruit-bearing" }],
+			[{ fruits: 1, state: "fruit-bearing" }],
+		],
+		[
+			[{ fruits: 2, state: "fruit-bearing" }],
+			[{ fruits: 2, state: "fruit-bearing" }],
+		],
+		[
+			[
+				{ picked: true, state: "dormant" },
+				{ flowers: "small", state: "flowering" },
+			],
+			[],
+		],
+		[
+			[
+				{ picked: true, state: "dormant" },
+				{ flowers: "small", state: "flowering" },
+				{ flowers: "medium", state: "flowering" },
+				{ flowers: "large", state: "flowering" },
+				{ fruits: 0, state: "fruit-bearing" },
+			],
+			[{ fruits: 0, state: "fruit-bearing" }],
+		],
+	])("when given %j, returns %j", (input, expected) => {
+		expect(pickFruitBearingCacti(input)).toEqual(expected);
+	});
+});
diff --git a/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/03-picking-pears/index.ts b/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/03-picking-pears/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b33cca83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/03-picking-pears/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+export type Cactus = DefaultCactus | FloweringCactus | FruitBearingCactus;
+
+export interface FloweringCactus {
+	flowers: "small" | "medium" | "large";
+	state: "flowering";
+}
+
+export interface FruitBearingCactus {
+	fruits: number;
+	state: "fruit-bearing";
+}
+
+export interface DefaultCactus {
+	picked: boolean;
+	state: "default";
+}
+
+// Write your isFruitBearingCactus and pickFruitBearingCacti functions here! ✨
+// You'll need to export it so the tests can run it.
diff --git a/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/03-picking-pears/solution.ts b/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/03-picking-pears/solution.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7819b05c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/03-picking-pears/solution.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+export type Cactus = DormantCactus | FloweringCactus | FruitBearingCactus;
+
+export interface DormantCactus {
+	picked: boolean;
+	state: "dormant";
+}
+
+export interface FloweringCactus {
+	flowers: "small" | "medium" | "large";
+	state: "flowering";
+}
+
+export interface FruitBearingCactus {
+	fruits: number;
+	state: "fruit-bearing";
+}
+
+export function isFruitBearingCactus(
+	cactus: Cactus
+): cactus is FruitBearingCactus {
+	return cactus.state === "fruit-bearing";
+}
+
+export function pickFruitBearingCacti(cacti: Cactus[]) {
+	return cacti.filter(isFruitBearingCactus);
+}
diff --git a/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/03-picking-pears/tsconfig.json b/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/03-picking-pears/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..25716e06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/03-picking-pears/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+	"extends": "../../../../tsconfig.json",
+	"include": ["."]
+}
diff --git a/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/README.md b/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c763cddd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# Prickly Predicates
+
+> A [Learning TypeScript > Type Modifiers](https://learning-typescript.com/type-modifiers) 🥗 appetizer project.
+
+Howdy ho, farmer friend!
+
+Here at 🌵 Cultured Cacti 🌵, we cultivate the _crème de la crème_ of cactus, cassava, and chia.
+Any plant that reminds you of savannahs, South America, and the American Southwest are our claim to fame.
+Yee-haw!
+
+We reckon our industry could be much improved by some spring cleaning of our code.
+We'd like to prepare a trio of TypeScript type predicates to wrangle our unruly data types.
+Are you up for the challenge, partner?
+
+## Setup
+
+In one terminal, run the TypeScript compiler via the `tsc` script within whichever step you're working on.
+For example, to start the TypeScript compiler on the first step in watch mode:
+
+```shell
+npm run tsc -- --project 01-pruning-pests --watch
+```
+
+In another terminal, run Jest via the `test` script on whichever step you're working on.
+For example, to start tests for the first step in watch mode:
+
+```shell
+npm run test -- 1 --watch
+```
+
+## Steps
+
+- [1. Pruning Pests](./01-pruning-pests)
+- [2. Plant Particulars](./02-plant-particulars)
+- [3. Picking Pears](./03-picking-pears)
+
+## Notes
+
+- Don't import code from one step into another.
+- For each type predicate function, explicitly write the return type with `is`
+  - Don't rely on [TypeScript 5.5's inferred type predicates](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/typescript/announcing-typescript-5-5-beta/#inferred-type-predicates)
diff --git a/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/_category_.json b/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/_category_.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6e3de425
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/_category_.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+	"label": "🥗 Prickly Predicates",
+	"position": 2
+}
diff --git a/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/jest.config.js b/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/jest.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0bcb2272
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/jest.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+module.exports = {
+	transform: {
+		"^.+\\.(t|j)sx?$": [
+			"@swc/jest",
+			{
+				jsc: {
+					target: "es2021",
+				},
+			},
+		],
+	},
+};
diff --git a/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/package.json b/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..94299d00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+	"name": "prickly-predicates",
+	"scripts": {
+		"test": "jest",
+		"test:solutions": "cross-env TEST_SOLUTIONS=1 jest",
+		"tsc": "tsc"
+	}
+}
diff --git a/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/tsconfig.json b/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3fcafa94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/type-modifiers/prickly-predicates/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+	"extends": "../../../tsconfig.json",
+	"include": ["."]
+}
diff --git a/projects/type-modifiers/type-force/README.md b/projects/type-modifiers/type-force/README.md
index 9d7a17e8..18884f3a 100644
--- a/projects/type-modifiers/type-force/README.md
+++ b/projects/type-modifiers/type-force/README.md
@@ -57,5 +57,3 @@ The `duel` function's return type should be a read-only tuple containing two ele
 ## Notes
 
 - The existing code has correct runtime behavior. You'll need to add type annotations to it, but don't delete any existing code.
-
-<!-- todo add type predicate appetizer to modifiers-of-the-types -->
diff --git a/projects/type-modifiers/type-force/_category_.json b/projects/type-modifiers/type-force/_category_.json
index f77e8893..d43961c4 100644
--- a/projects/type-modifiers/type-force/_category_.json
+++ b/projects/type-modifiers/type-force/_category_.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
 	"label": "🍲 Type Force",
-	"position": 2
+	"position": 3
 }