Rhyming in the New Year
with Anagrams
Plus
January Analogies
and
Graphic Organizers for Writing
by Margaret Whisnant
Copyright © 2010 Margaret Whisnant
All rights reserved by author.
Permission to copy for single classroom use only.
Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only.
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Rhyming in the New Year
with Anagrams
All of the words and phrases printed below in bold type are
anagrams. Rearrange each one to form a word that rhymes
with either new or year. Study the clues and definitions to identify the rhyming word. Write your answers in the
blanks to the left. Spelling counts!
Part One: Words that rhyme with new. . .
_____________________1. wed Change married to moisture condensed from the atmosphere
and deposited in the form of small drops upon any cool surface.
_____________________2. pure Convert uncontaminated to the name of a country in South
America.
_____________________3. We ask. Prove that a query can also be out of line or crooked.
_____________________4. a boot Rearrange footwear so that it becomes prohibited or banned
words or deeds.
_____________________5. boa mob Demonstrate how a large group of constrictors conceals a
giant, tree-like grass.
_____________________6. due bus Turn late school transportation into conquer or overpower by
superior force.
_____________________7. Ma hoops Remodel a basketball-playing Mama so that it becomes
the process of cleaning one’s hair.
_____________________8. west Change directions and go to a dish usually composed of meat
and vegetables.
_____________________9. a buoy Alter a nautical signal so that is becomes a body of boggy
or slow-moving water.
____________________10. a toy hunk Show that a handsome play thing is also an expression of
gratitude. (two words)
____________________11. no ace From the absence of the top card create a slender, lightweight boat.
____________________12. hurt hog Disassemble an injured swine and reassemble as a
preposition meaning in at one side and out the other.
____________________13. a mud tank Transform a container for wet dirt into the capital city of
Nepal.
____________________14. hoop Explain how a metal ring is also a famous bear.
____________________15. no feud Start with absence of conflict and end with a dish of hot
liquid for cooking or dipping small pieces of food.
____________________16. a mush Revamp porridge into a movie-star killer whale.
____________________17. wane Flip the opposite of wax and reveal once more or again.
____________________18. hose Unveil a flexible tube for conveying water and present footwear.
____________________19. oak organ Begin with a wooden musical instrument and end with a
hopping marsupial.
____________________20. corn double Make the switch from a vegetable stand-in to the
French phrase for blue ribbon. (two words)
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Part Two: Words that rhyme with year. . .
____________________21. read Make a pleasant pastime change into a term of endearment.
____________________22. reed Reorganize a straight stalk of grass into an antlered animal.
____________________23. ice rash Scramble a cool itch into the person who takes your money
when you buy something.
____________________24. I nervous Establish a shaky condition as something purchased as a
memory of a place visited.
____________________25. torn fire Expose ripped flames as nothing more than the region just
beyond or at the edge of a settled area.
____________________26. Mr. Sea Divulge Sir Ocean’s true nature as a synonym for smudge.
____________________27. rapid apes Illustrate the technique for converting fast monkeys into
vanish from sight.
____________________28. tea user Adjust a beverage consumer so that it becomes severe in
behavior or appearance.
____________________29. a nice route Shuffle a good road and restack
as the individual who conducts
an auction.
____________________30. ice handler Disclose the presence of a
decorative, ornate light fixture
in a person who messes with
frozen water.
____________________31. true novel Leaf through the authentic book
and find someone who works
without requiring payment.
____________________32. earn Regroup a homophone for urn so that
it becomes the opposite of far.
____________________33. I in France From where a Frenchman is, create a man or woman
skilled in managing large-scale financial operations.
____________________34. married Bob Create the member of a airplane crew who operates
the sites and drops the bomb from a hitched Robert.
____________________35. trees Translate forest inhabitants into one of the first things someone
needs to know how to do when learning to drive a car.
____________________36. one pier Build a person who is among the first to enter or settle an
area by rearranging the letters in a single platform from
which to fish.
____________________37. fare How can money needed to ride a bus possibly be the same as
that which is felt when one is afraid?
____________________38. dare he Synthesize challenging a male so that it becomes to stick.
____________________39. mine true Begin with the opposite of yours false and manufacture a
person who rebels against constituted authority, especially
sailors against their officers.
____________________40. nuclear Embark on a quest to find not explicit in the letters of a type
of powerful energy.
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Three Years
What year from your past do you remember as the best ever? What was special about it—a birthday party, a
trip? What is the most exciting or fun thing that you have experienced during this school year? When you look
into your immediate future, which year do you anticipate the most—your sixteenth birthday, your first year of
college, your first job?
Use the spaces and boxes below to organize your thoughts about a special year from the past, a present happy
experience, and a much-anticipated year in your future. Then write a composition about Three Years.
My favorite year from the past is ____________.
I will never forget it because. . .
Added to my “Memory Hall of Fame” from this school year (so far) is _______________________
_________________________________________________________ because. . .
The year in my near future that I am most looking forward to is __________.
It will be the year that. . . . .
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Rhyming in the New Year
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askew
taboo
bamboo
subdue
shampoo
stew
bayou
thank you
canoe
through
Katmandu
Pooh
fondue
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anew
shoe
kangaroo
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dear
deer
cashier
souvenir
frontier
smear
disappear
austere
auctioneer
chandelier
volunteer
near
financier
bombardier
steer
pioneer
fear
adhere
mutineer
unclear
January Analogies
All the analogies below are connected to the month of January—
its weather, holidays, celebrations, famous birthdays, etc. Choose
the word, phrase, or name that correctly completes each statement
and write it in the blank to the left.
_____________________1. New Year’s Day is to 1 as
Groundhog Day is to ______.
2
3
4 5
_____________________2. January is to 31 as _______
is to 30.
March April May July
_____________________3. __________ is to intention as
promise is to pledge.
Contract Affidavit
Resolution Warrant
Janus was the ancient Roman god of
doorways, of beginnings, and of the rising
and setting of the sun. He was usually
represented as having one head with two
bearded faces back to back, looking in
opposite directions. The month of
January gets its name from him.
_____________________4. Garnet is to January as ruby is to ____________.
December September August July
_____________________5. January is to ______ as March is to Mars.
Juno
Janus
Jupiter
Julius
_____________________6. The _______is to New Year’s Day as the fireworks is to the Fourth
of July.
Rose Bowl Tournament Bowl Texas Bowl Sun Bowl
_____________________7. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is to __________ as Thanksgiving is
to Thursday.
Friday
Saturday
Sunday Monday
_____________________8. January is to __________ as November is to presidential election.
primary election
presidential inauguration gubernatorial elections
Congressional inauguration
_____________________9. Snow is to precipitation as basketball is to __________.
organized
teams
recreation professional
____________________10. Winter is to summer as __________ is to Australia.
Africa Pacific South America North America
____________________11. _________ is to animal as dormant is to plant.
Deciduous Docile Homogeneous Hibernate
____________________12. January is to December as alpha is to __________.
beta
delta
gamma
omega
____________________13. Winter is to _______ as spring is to equinox.
equatorial solstice latitude Capricorn
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____________________14. January 27 is to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as January 8 is to
________.
Elvis Presley Tupac Shakur Bono Celine Dion
____________________15. Frigid is to cold as ______ is to windy.
winter
breeze
cyclone
direction
____________________16. Month is to January as _______ is to Jupiter.
Roman
goddess
planet
moon
____________________17. __________is to January 19 as Aquarius is to January 20.
Aquarius
Leo
Pisces
Capricorn
____________________18. Aster is to September as ______ is to January.
rose
daisy
chrysanthemum carnation
____________________19. Snowflake is to __________ as rainbow is to water droplet.
dust particle ice crystal hydrogen crystal vapor droplet
____________________20. January 23 is to National Pie Day as March 14 is to __________.
National Cake Day Pi Day Dessert Day National Gum Day
____________________21. Tropical is to climate as __________ is to weather.
longitude
altitude
blizzard
regional
____________________22. Ice is to __________ as snow is to ski.
slippery hockey skate frozen
____________________23. January 1, 1735 is to _______as January 1, 1752 is to Betsy Ross.
Benjamin Franklin Paul Revere George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
____________________24. Ring out is to ________ as ring in is to the new.
the bells
the end
the year the old
____________________25. June is to National Dairy Month as January is to National ______
Month.
Soup Pizza Hamburger Vegetable
____________________26. Tournament of Roses is to _______ as chess tournament is to
game.
football
television
parade
holiday
____________________27. Picnicking is to summer as __________ is to winter.
sun bathing ice fishing
baseball
water skiing
____________________28. Fur is to animal as __________ is to human.
skin
fire
clothing
shelter
____________________29. Sunburn is to summer as ___________ is to winter.
seasonal affective disorder (SAD) winter environmental depression (WED)
MADD holiday associative disorder (HAD)
____________________30. Bobsledding is to _____ as snowball fight is to game.
speed
team
sport
Olympics
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January—One Cool Month
January is usually not one of the top contenders when favorite months are chosen,
but maybe it should be. January is cool in many ways—the weather, special holidays,
winter sports, and famous birthdays, to name a few.
What is your favorite January day? Is it connected to a special event, a person, or
maybe a birthday? If you could take a week-long January vacation to indulge in a winter
sport, where would you go? Would you choose a ski resort, or would you rather go
ice fishing? What is your favorite thing about January weather? Do you like wrapping
up in a blanket to watch TV? Are you a champion snowman builder?
Use the form below to crystallize your ideas. Then write a composition about January—One Cool Month.
My favorite January day is ____________________________ because. . .
If I could take a week-long January vacation, I would go to ______________________________________
because. . .
My favorite thing about January weather is . . .
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January Analogies
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April
Resolution
July
Janus
Rose Bowl
Monday
presidential inauguration
recreation
North America
Hibernate
omega
solstice
Elvis Presley
cyclone
Planet
Capricorn
carnation
ice crystals
Pi Day
blizzard
skate
Paul Revere
the old
soup
parade
ice fishing
clothing
seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
sport
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