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Literacy Puzzles and Games
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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
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Disguised Words 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 Birds Animals
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Find the hidden Countries!
The bigger man yawned as his smaller friend left the room. The new zoo buys one new pelican a day. The tramway itself ran centrally through the main street. The following November mud appeared where lakes had been formerly. After the great wind, I am sure there will be rain. Co-operation between Interpol and the national police forces is essential.
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Find the hidden Countries!
The bigger man yawned as his smaller friend left the room. The new zoo buys one new pelican a day. 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.
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Find the Hidden Cities It is obvious that the well is bone dry
Fred will be with me when we meet – OK? Your loving mother. Hans van Larsen was interested in burghers’ rights. This spar is used to support all of the rigging during repairs. When the leaves are in bud, apes try to chew them. It will not help that swelling to neglect the proper treatment.
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Find the Hidden Cities It is obvious that the well is bone dry
Fred will be with me when we meet – OK? Your loving mother. Hans van Larsen was interested in burghers’ rights. This spar is used to support all of the rigging during repairs. When the leaves are in bud, apes try to chew them. It will not help that swelling to neglect the proper treatment.
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Find the Hidden Animals
To obtain the finest fruit, I germinate the seeds myself. The hospital is for those either mentally ailing, or ill and in general bad health. For her coronation, the queen was clad in gold and silver robes. We, as elected members of the council must take responsibility. As naked flames are forbidden in the mines, I suggest a pocket torch. The price minimum on keyboard instruments depends on the age and quality.
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Find the Hidden Animals
To obtain the finest fruit, I germinate the seeds myself. The hospital is for those either mentally ailing, or ill and in general bad health. For her coronation, the queen was clad in gold and silver robes. We, as elected members of the council must take responsibility. As naked flames are forbidden in the mines, I suggest a pocket torch. The price minimum on keyboard instruments depends on the age and quality.
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Find the Hidden Birds Panic ran everywhere as the people learned of the war news. Can a rye grass seed succeed in a climate like this? Since the settee is not new, renovating the covers would be best. To deal with such a will o’ the wisp, arrows and spears would be useless. The new team members are Arthur Hawthorn, Bill Mathews and Joe Dawkins. Home of the nocturnal bat, Ross Island lies ten kilometres offshore.
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Find the Hidden Birds Panic ran everywhere as the people learned of the war news. Can a rye grass seed succeed in a climate like this? Since the settee is not new, renovating the covers would be best. To deal with such a will o’ the wisp, arrows and spears would be useless. The new team members are Arthur Hawthorn, Bill Mathews and Joe Dawkins. Home of the nocturnal bat, Ross Island lies ten kilometres offshore.
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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. Riddle-me-Ree
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Riddle-me-Ree 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.
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Pick and Mix Pair up the words underneath to make new extended words. For example, paper and back make the word paperback. Paper Rocking Wicket Dog Bull Room Copy Chair Mother Back Bed Keeper Cat Motor Foster Bike
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Pick and Mix Answers Bull Dog Paper Back Rocking Chair Wicket Keeper
Foster Mother Bed Room Motor Bike Copy Cat
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Jumbled Cinderella 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.
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Cinderella’s fairy godmother only just
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.
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Pairing 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
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Group 1 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 KLE REL SIM DER
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Answers Bungle Basket Donkey Bottle Reduce Remain Repeat Garden Simple
Tackle Barrel Washer Follow Robber Sonnet Tender Rescue Winter Target Prison Pillar Drawer Cactus Ravine
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Group 2 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
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Answers Colour Second Dollar Number System Player Hunter Carpet Yellow
Finger Pencil Button Reader Propel Remark Animal Centre Baboon Turkey Mantel Jacket Summer Steady Wooden
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Palindromes Answer the questions below. Each answer is a palindrome. The number of spaces indicate the number of letters in the palindrome. Boy scouts try to do a good one every day _ _ _ _ A light touch on a motor horn _ _ _ _ Midday _ _ _ _ A quick look _ _ _ _ It finds aircraft in wartime _ _ _ _ _ A helicopter has one _ _ _ _ _ Dear Sir or _ _ _ _ _ Eskimos go fishing in one _ _ _ _ _ Flat and even _ _ _ _ _ When your walls are shabby you need to do this _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Palindromes Answer the questions below. Each answer is a palindrome. The number of spaces indicate the number of letters in the palindrome. Boy scouts try to do a good one every day DEED A light touch on a motor horn TOOT Midday NOON A quick look PEEP It finds aircraft in wartime RADAR A helicopter has one ROTOR Dear Sir or MADAM Eskimos go fishing in one KAYAK Flat and even LEVEL When your walls are shabby you need to do this REPAPER
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Chose a topic to try and work out the anagrams
Countries Towns and Cities
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TOWNS AND CITIES A LONE CRAB GO NAP HENCE I RASP AVENGE RUE SEA BISON
A DIAL DEE
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TOWNS AND CITIES In Spain A LONE CRAB In Denmark GO NAP HENCE
In France In Switzerland In Argentina In Australia A LONE CRAB GO NAP HENCE I RASP AVENGE RUE SEA BISON A DIAL DEE
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TOWNS AND CITIES In Spain BARCELONA In Denmark COPENHAGEN In France
In Switzerland In Argentina In Australia BARCELONA COPENHAGEN PARIS GENEVA BUENOS AIRES ADELAIDE
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COUNTRIES DARK MEN A TEN GRAIN LASKI RAN O-NO CREAM? NON ABLE
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COUNTRIES In Western Europe DARK MEN In South America A TEN GRAIN
In Southeast Asia In Africa In the Middle East DARK MEN A TEN GRAIN LASKI RAN O-NO CREAM? NON ABLE
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COUNTRIES DENMARK ARGENTINA SRI LANKA CAMEROON LEBANON
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HOMONYMS 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 Soft hair of an animal Golf starting place Drink One who sells A room underground Stitch Plant seeds Drip Vegetable like an onion Step Gaze
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HOMONYMS 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 Soft hair of an animal FUR Golf starting place TEE Drink TEA One who sells SELLER A room underground CELLAR Stitch SEW Plant seeds SOW Drip LEAK Vegetable like an onion LEEK Step STAIR Gaze STARE
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ADD A LETTER 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
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FOR EXAMPLE A AN RAN RANT TRAIN STRAIN
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Ladder Words 5 1 2 6 7 3 4 8 B L A N K D E R G
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. You can only change each letter once Each change must make a proper word Click on a number
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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CAR WORDS 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 CAR Home on wheels CAR Your profession 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 - -
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CAR WORDS 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 CAREER A root vegetable CARROT 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
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BAR WORDS 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 - - -
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BAR WORDS 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
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The Five by Five Square 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
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Example P A N I C R I O T O A L O E S T E N M T E D I T S
PANIC 10 POINTS RIOT POINTS ALOES 10 POINTS TEN POINTS EDITS POINTS PRATE POINTS AILED POINTS NOON POINTS ITEM POINTS COSTS POINTS Total Points P A N I C R I O T O A L O E S T E N M T E D I T S
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Categories 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: M A T C H E S River Murray Amazon Thames Congo Hudson Elbe Seine Country Malta Angola Turkey Canada Hungary Egypt Spain Animal Monkey Ape Tiger Cat Horse Elephant Skunk B Name Mike Adam Tony Carl Harry Evan Steve
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Chain letters The category is:
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:
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