Literacy Puzzles and Games Literacy Puzzles Disguised Words Riddle-me-Ree Pick and Mix Jumbled Cinderella Pairings Palindromes Anagrams Chain Letters Homonyms Add a letter Ladder Words Car Words Bar Words The Five by Five Square Categories In each of the following sentences, a word is hidden. The word is not mixed up, and the letters follow in the correct order. For example, what fruit is hidden in this sentence: There was neither sorrow nor anger in her voice. In this example the answer is orange, see you can find the following hidden words. Countries Cities Animals Birds 1) The bigger man yawned as his smaller friend left the room. 2) The new zoo buys one new pelican a day. 3) The tramway itself ran centrally through the main street. 4) The following November mud appeared where lakes had been formerly. 5) After the great wind, I am sure there will be rain. 6) Co-operation between Interpol and the national police forces is essential. 1) The bigger man yawned as his smaller friend left the room. 2) The new zoo buys one new pelican a day. 3) The tramway itself ran centrally through the main street. 4) The following November mud appeared where lakes had been formerly. 5) After the great wind, I am sure there will be rain. 6) Co-operation between Interpol and the national police forces is essential. 1) It is obvious that the well is bone dry 2) Fred will be with me when we meet – OK? Your loving mother. 3) Hans van Larsen was interested in burghers’ rights. 4) This spar is used to support all of the rigging during repairs. 5) When the leaves are in bud, apes try to chew them. 6) It will not help that swelling to neglect the proper treatment. 1) It is obvious that the well is bone dry 2) Fred will be with me when we meet – OK? Your loving mother. 3) Hans van Larsen was interested in burghers’ rights. 4) This spar is used to support all of the rigging during repairs. 5) When the leaves are in bud, apes try to chew them. 6) It will not help that swelling to neglect the proper treatment. 1) To obtain the finest fruit, I germinate the seeds myself. 2) The hospital is for those either mentally ailing, or ill and in general bad health. 3) For her coronation, the queen was clad in gold and silver robes. 4) We, as elected members of the council must take responsibility. 5) As naked flames are forbidden in the mines, I suggest a pocket torch. 6) The price minimum on keyboard instruments depends on the age and quality. 1) To obtain the finest fruit, I germinate the seeds myself. 2) The hospital is for those either mentally ailing, or ill and in general bad health. 3) For her coronation, the queen was clad in gold and silver robes. 4) We, as elected members of the council must take responsibility. 5) As naked flames are forbidden in the mines, I suggest a pocket torch. 6) The price minimum on keyboard instruments depends on the age and quality. 1) Panic ran everywhere as the people learned of the war news. 2) Can a rye grass seed succeed in a climate like this? 3) Since the settee is not new, renovating the covers would be best. 4) To deal with such a will o’ the wisp, arrows and spears would be useless. 5) The new team members are Arthur Hawthorn, Bill Mathews and Joe Dawkins. 6) Home of the nocturnal bat, Ross Island lies ten kilometres offshore. 1) Panic ran everywhere as the people learned of the war news. 2) Can a rye grass seed succeed in a climate like this? 3) Since the settee is not new, renovating the covers would be best. 4) To deal with such a will o’ the wisp, arrows and spears would be useless. 5) The new team members are Arthur Hawthorn, Bill Mathews and Joe Dawkins. 6) Home of the nocturnal bat, Ross Island lies ten kilometres offshore. Each line in the following verse gives a letter, which finally makes the name of a well known character in a children's book. My first is in Peter, but not in Dan, My second’s in Iris, but not in Anne, My third is in John, but not in Arthur, My fourth is in Joan, but not in Martha My fifth is in Charles, but in Jerry, My sixth is in Joyce, but not in Terry My seventh’s in Hugh, and also in Johnny, My eighth is in Jill, but not in Bonny, My ninth is in Tommy, and also in Joe, My whole is a puppet we saw in a show. Each line in the following verse gives a letter, which finally makes the name of a well known character in a children's book. My first is in Peter, but not in Dan, My second’s in Iris, but not in Anne, My third is in John, but not in Arthur, My fourth is in Joan, but not in Martha My fifth is in Charles, but in Jerry, My sixth is in Joyce, but not in Terry My seventh’s in Hugh, and also in Johnny, My eighth is in Jill, but not in Bonny, My ninth is in Tommy, and also in Joe, My whole is a puppet we saw in a show. Pair up the words underneath to make new extended words. For example, paper and back make the word paperback. Paper Bull Mother Cat Rocking Wicket Room Back Motor Copy Bed Foster Dog Chair Keeper Bike Answers Paper Back Rocking Chair Bull Dog Wicket Keeper Foster Mother Bed Room Motor Copy Cat Bike You have been given strips of a passage, which you may recognise from Cinderella. Arrange the strips into the correct order, so that the passage can be read properly. Cinderella’s fairy godmother only just touched her with her wand, and at the same instant, her clothes were turned into cloth of gold and silver, all studded with beautiful jewels. This done, she gave her a pair of glass slippers, the prettiest in the whole world. So Cinderella, dress in all her finery, got into the coach. Then her godmother warned her not to stay out after midnight, telling her at the same time that if she stayed one moment longer, the coach would be a pumpkin again. The horses would turn back into mice, the coachman would become a rat and the footmen lizards. Her clothes would turn back into the rags she had been wearing before. The following three-letter groups form part of six letter words. For, instance, the word design can be though of in two halves, DES IGN. Each of the following three-letter ‘words’ can be paired up with another to make a six-letter word. See how many of the 24 six-letter words you can make. Group 1 Group 2 BAR HER PIL RAV REM TUS KEY GAR BER WAS EAT GLE PLE TAC REP DRA KET BAS LOW TER WER TLE FOL ROB RED PRI AIN BOT LAR TEN WIN DEN DON TAR INE SON GET CUE RES BUN CAC UCE NET SON KLE REL SIM DER Bungle Basket Donkey Bottle Reduce Remain Repeat Garden Simple Tackle Barrel Washer Follow Robber Sonnet Tender Rescue Winter Target Prison Pillar Drawer Cactus Ravine COL BER SYS PET LOW FIN CIL BAB TON REA TEL JAC LAR MAN TRE WOO GER KEY MER STE MAL CEN PLA PEL CAR SEC PEN YER HUN ADY TEM YEL DER PRO ARK ANI BUT NUM OON TUR KET SUM OUR OND DOL DEN REM TER Colour Second Dollar Number System Player Hunter Carpet Yellow Finger Pencil Button Reader Propel Remark Animal Centre Baboon Turkey Mantel Jacket Summer Steady Wooden Answer the questions below. Each answer is a palindrome. The number of spaces indicate the number of letters in the palindrome. 1) Boy scouts try to do a good one every day _ _ _ _ 2) A light touch on a motor horn _ _ _ _ 3) Midday _ _ _ _ 4) A quick look _ _ _ _ 5) It finds aircraft in wartime _ _ _ _ _ 6) A helicopter has one _ _ _ _ _ 7) Dear Sir or _ _ _ _ _ 8) Eskimos go fishing in one _ _ _ _ _ 9) Flat and even _ _ _ _ _ 10) When your walls are shabby you need to do this _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Answer the questions below. Each answer is a palindrome. The number of spaces indicate the number of letters in the palindrome. 1) Boy scouts try to do a good one every day DEED 2) A light touch on a motor horn TOOT 3) Midday NOON 4) A quick look PEEP 5) It finds aircraft in wartime 6) A helicopter has one RADAR ROTOR 7) Dear Sir or MADAM 8) Eskimos go fishing in one KAYAK 9) Flat and even LEVEL 10) When your walls are shabby you need to do this REPAPER Chose a topic to try and work out the anagrams Towns and Cities Countries 1) A LONE CRAB 2) GO NAP HENCE 3) I RASP 4) AVENGE 5) RUE SEA BISON 6) A DIAL DEE 1) A LONE CRAB 1) In Spain 2) GO NAP HENCE 2) In Denmark 3) I RASP 3) In France 4) AVENGE 4) In Switzerland 5) RUE SEA BISON 5) In Argentina 6) A DIAL DEE 6) In Australia 1) BARCELONA 1) In Spain 2) COPENHAGEN 2) In Denmark 3) PARIS 3) In France 4) GENEVA 4) In Switzerland 5) BUENOS AIRES 5) In Argentina 6) ADELAIDE 6) In Australia 1) DARK MEN 2) A TEN GRAIN 3) LASKI RAN 4) O-NO CREAM? 5) NON ABLE 1) DARK MEN 1) In Western Europe 2) A TEN GRAIN 2) In South America 3) LASKI RAN 3) In Southeast Asia 4) O-NO CREAM? 4) In Africa 5) NON ABLE 5) In the Middle East 1) DENMARK 2) ARGENTINA 3) SRI LANKA 4) CAMEROON 5) LEBANON A homonym is a word which has the same sound as another, but has quite a different meaning, and is usually spelled differently. Write, right and rite are all pronounced alike, but all mean different things. See if you can find the homonyms which go with clues below. A type of tree Golf starting place Soft hair of an animal Drink One who sells Stitch A room underground Plant seeds Drip Step Vegetable like an onion Gaze A homonym is a word which has the same sound as another, but has quite a different meaning, and is usually spelled differently. Write, right and rite are all pronounced alike, but all mean different things. See if you can find the homonyms which go with clues below. A type of tree FIR Golf starting place TEE Soft hair of an animal FUR Drink TEA One who sells SELLER Stitch SEW A room underground CELLAR Plant seeds SOW Drip LEAK Step STAIR Vegetable like an onion LEEK Gaze STARE Starting with the letter A, add one letter at each stage to make a new word. You can rearrange the letters if you wish A __ ___ Show example ____ _____ ______ FOR EXAMPLE A AN RAN RANT TRAIN STRAIN B L A N K B B B B L L L R A E E E N N E E G R E E D D D D D Here is a word square in which the word BLANK is changed, one letter at a time into greed. See if you can change the following word into a new one. You can only change one letter at a time. Click on a You can only change each letter once number Each change must make a proper word D O T E S D A T E S D A R E S D A R T S P A R T S P A R T Y T H I N K T H A N K S H A N K S P A N K S P A R K S P A R E T W I N E S W I N E S H I N E S H I R E S H A R E S H A R K B O A R D B O A R S B O A T S M O A T S M E A T S M E E T S B O R E D B A R E D B A K E D F A K E D F A K E R F A K I R L O S E R P O S E R P O S E S P O R E S P O R T S P A R T S R A V E N R A V E S R O V E S R O L E S R O L L S D O L L S G L O W S B L O W S B R O W S B R O W N B R A W N B R A I N The answers to all the clues below start with the word car. The number of spaces indicate the number of letters needed to complete the word. A kind of toffee Your profession CAR- - - CAR - - - - Home on wheels CAR- - - A root vegetable CAR - - - A large bright flower CAR- - - - - A song for Christmas CAR - Horse drawn vehicle CAR- A joke drawing CAR - - - - Goods carried by a ship CAR - - Shape a stick CAR - - The answers to all the clues below start with the word car. The number of spaces indicate the number of letters needed to complete the word. A kind of toffee CARAMEL Home on wheels CARAVAN Your profession A root vegetable CARROT CAREER A large bright flowerCARNATION A song for Christmas CAROL Horse drawn vehicle CART A joke drawing CARTOON Goods carried by a ship CARGO Shape a stick CARVE The answers to all the clues below start with the word bar. The number of spaces indicate the number of letters needed to complete the word. A man who cuts hair BAR - - - Voice of a dog BAR - Flat bottomed boat BAR - - Lawyer BAR - - - - - - A kind of lord BAR - - Building for soldiers BAR - - - - A keg or cast BAR - - - Farm Store BAR - A outdoor food feast BAR - - - - - Exchange goods BAR - - - The answers to all the clues below start with the word bar. The number of spaces indicate the number of letters needed to complete the word. A man who cuts hair BARBER Voice of a dog BARK Flat bottomed boat BARGE Lawyer BARISTER A kind of lord BARON Building for soldiers BARRACKS A keg or cast BARREL Farm Store BARN A outdoor food feast BARBEQUE Exchange goods BARTER Each member of the class (or the teacher) shouts out a letter. Every member of the class then fits this letter into their grid. You can choose which square it goes into but it must fit into a square, but once placed it must stay in that square. The idea is to make as many words as you can. You get 10 points for 5 letter words, 5 points for four letter words and 3 points for three letter words. You get no points for two or one lettered words. Whoever has the most points wins the game. Words can be made either across or down. Proper nouns are not allowed P R A T E A I L E D N O O N I I T E M T C PANIC 10 POINTS O ALOES 10 POINTS TEN 3 POINTS S EDITS 10 POINTS PRATE 10 POINTS T AILED 10 POINTS NOON 5 POINTS S ITEM 5 POINTS COSTS 10 POINTS Total 78 Points RIOT 5 POINTS In this game the teacher will give you seven letters. The teacher will then give you 4 categories. The idea of the game is for you to come up with a word for each category starting with each letter. For instance, if the teacher says the letters M, A, T, C, H, E and S you write then across the top of your page or grid. Then if the teacher says rivers, countries, animals and boy’s names, you write them down the side of your page or grid. You now need to come up with a word beginning with that letter in each category. For example: River Country Animal B Name M A T C H E S Murray Amazon Thames Congo Hudson Elbe Seine Malta Angola Turkey Canada Hungary Egypt Spain Monkey Ape Tiger Cat Horse Elephant Skunk Mike Adam Tony Carl Harry Evan Steve This is a game where the teacher will pick a category and you have to think of a word related to this category. The next person then has to think of a word that begins with the last letter of the previous word. •You are out of the game if you take more than 10 seconds to think of a word •You also lose if you repeat a previous word. •You can win the game by either being the last person left •Or by saying the first word that the chain started with. So you have to be careful not to end a word with the same letter that the first word began with. The category is: