Speed Words

Think of 3 words... 

1, that start with HE...
2, that end in SS

3, that contain double LL

4, with the structure: S + vowel + vowel + consonant

5, of 4-letters that start with N...

6, words that start and end in the same letter

7, related to fruit / veg that start with P...

8, that are adjectives and start with T...

9, that are written in alphabetical order

10, verbs that have 2 syllables

Characters in bold subject to change.

Drawing by Álvaro

Revision Categories

Using all the categories below think of a word with a given starting letter.

The same letter could be used for all the categories (no repeating of words)
or a random letter for each one.

1, Hello! I am from _____

2, a 6 letter word

3, In this town there is a/an _____ 

4, Contains a double letter (example LL or SS)

5, I have _____ here for 5 years 

6, _____y (must finish in Y)

7, ? + vowel + vowel + consonant

8, A Phrasal verb

9, French is not as _____ as English

10, I don't have much _____

11, _____ness

12, My ____ escaped and we can't find it

Example with the letter P:

1, Peru

2, Plough

3, Pub

4, Pill

...

Word Squares

A good one for those that finish fast or look bored.
Draw a 3 x 3 square. Place a letter in diagonally as in the example below.

N _ _ 
_ N _ 

_ _ N 

and then complete with words...

N O T 

A N D

T E N

If thats too easy make the grid 4x4, 5x5 and so on

Alternatively
Think of a 3 letter word and place it in the grid to make words

H _ _
_ E _

_ _ Y

Vowel Categories

Flying Furniture

More from Joseph Fasano.

We did this poem template in class in a Mad-Lib style where I went round the students asking for the random words needed (without showing poem) and then we tinkered with it a bit at the end (showing poem)

There are days when I am Luis
and days when I am not
My heart is a smart climbing monkey in the morning
and a blue swimming whale at night
If only I could lift weights
I would be strong
If only i could let go of horses
I would be flying furniture
Fernando this poem is for you
To love you is to be flying furniture

Original Template:

Exquisite Categories

This is a word-to-sentence game inspired by Exquisite Corpse. Complete the table below with the appropriate words (as shown in the second example). You will then have a table of words that can be made into sentences and which are willing to be played around with.

For example these could be written out or done orally:

A: An artistic aunt asked for an awesome apple.

Mixed up: A colourful aunt became a beautiful doodle.

Using C and the word ALREADY: The colourful car had already cut through the calm countryside. (Notice the need to think about extra language here)

Using D and YET: Has the drunk doctor done a dirty doodle yet?

Using B and C and No sooner: No sooner had the artistic aunt asked for an awesome apple than a boring bowl had become a beautiful basketball.

and so on...

Mr Agana

The answers to each pair of definitions below (A&B) are made up of the same letters. They are anagrams.

Example:

A: at the present time, not in the past or future = NOW
B: past simple and past participle of win = WON

Now try these:
(Definitions from The Cambridge Dictionary)

A. the part in the middle of the arm where it bends
B. in a lower position (than), under

A. costing little money or less than is usual or expected
B. a round fruit with sweet yellow flesh that has a lot of juice,

A. the planet third in order of distance from the sun
B. the organ in your chest that sends the blood around your body

A. armed fighting between two or more countries or groups
B. (of food) not cooked

A. to (cause something to) separate suddenly or violently into two or more pieces
B. a person whose job is to make bread and cakes for sale,

A. (especially of liquids, gases, or electricity) to move in one direction, especially continuously and easily
B. a wild animal of the dog family

A. The soft part of the body of a person or animal that is between the skin and the bones,
B. a long, flat board fixed horizontally, usually against a wall or inside a cupboard so that objects can be stored on it

A. very interested, eager, or wanting (to do) something very much
B. the middle joint of the leg that allows the leg to bend

A. the third month of the year
B. a quality that makes you like or feel attracted to someone or something

A. used to indicate duty; should
B. strong; not easily broken or made weaker

Flip

Flippity is a great tool, which turns spreadsheets into activities for class. One of my favourites is the Randomizer. This week, inspired by the game Quicktionary, I have been playing categories using it. I have made easy, medium and advanced versions. How would you use it?

Categories

Choose a letter (example P) and try to complete each slide in one minute using it

Example 1: Plod, part, press...

Example 2: Pi, peg, pose...

Example 3: Pious, painter, partition

The words could be used to make sentences afterwards.

Shiritori

Think of a word that starts with the last letter of your opponent's word.
Win by picking longer words and answering as fast as you can!
Play HERE

Homophone

Homophones are pairs of words that sound the same, but have different meanings and spellings.

example: for and four

Here is a list of homophones. Can you think of a word you can pair it with?

1, some
2, sale
3, meat
4, here
5, die
6, break
7, flour
8, right
9, weather

10, sell

Now you have the pairs. Choose one number and make a sentence using both

example: I waited for four days for four people to hand in four assignments for goodness sake.

Homograph

A Homograph is a word that is spelled the same but has a different meaning.

Can you think of two meanings for these?

1, fly
2, light
3, can
4, bat
5, present
6, second
7, kind
8, park
9, ring
10, saw

Can you make a sentence using both words
For example: for three seconds he was in second place.

Now can you work out any of these from the two meanings?

1, genre of music / a stone
2, to bend at the waist / the front of a boat
3, stress or emphasis / a manner of speaking 
4, to pair similar items / a small stick for making a fire
5, happy or satisfied / all that is contained in something
6, correct / direction opposite of left
7, part of body / to return
8, a trees outer layer / the sound a dog makes
9, hot, arid region / to leave
10, Rip something up / water falling from your eye

Here is a great Homograph application made by Byrdseed.

Odd One Out

A) Which word in each number is different from the others and why?

Can you explain using the word in (brackets)?

1, February April, Monday (however)
2, cat, dog, turtle (but)
3, dolphin, shark, elephant (on the other hand)
4, aubergine, carrot, strawberry (neither)
5, Spain, Italy, Argentina (although)
6, ear, nose, feet (the difference)
7, knife, fork, teaspoon (both)
8, coffee, hot chocolate, lemonade (whereas)
9, doctor, teacher, student (unlike)

Example: February and April are months however, Monday is a day of the week.

B) Which word in each number is different from the others and why?

This time think of a reason why any of the four words could be the different one.

1, lake, pond, river, sea

2, Art, Maths, English, P.E

3, London, New York, Paris, Sydney

4, bus, car, motorbike, train

5, helicopter, plane, rocket, kite

6, bear, fox, tiger, wolf

7, Arabic, English, Spanish, Mandarin

8, gloves, jeans, shoes, socks

9, dream, read, sleep, sleepwalk

Innovation

Shimpei Takahashi shares a simple word game anyone can play to generate new ideas. (Ted Talk in Japanese with English subtitles.)

Drawing by Amalia

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1) Spell your name in reverse
2) Count / say the alphabet backwards

3) Write a word in reverse (example: yadretsey)
4) Write words in a sentence in reverse (example: park the to went I yesterday)

5) Write a sentence completely in reverse (example: krap eht ot tnew I tadretsey)

6) Read reversed sentences, maybe make it a game

7) Reverse the rules of a game. For example first team to get 3 in a line loses.

Opposites

What is the opposite of these words?

1, read
2, cheese
3, clean
4, easy
5, beach
6, sunrise
7, tidy
8, zebra

9, noise

10, English

Quote from Purland Training:'The aim is to foster discussion among language students. Not all antonym pairs have to be binary e.g. yes/no, black/white. What is the opposite of 'beach' for you? For me it would be 'office'

My Life Had Stood a Loaded Gun

This poem is a powerful look at the gun violence issue framed through a classroom writing exercise.

The Opposites Game (Youtube video)

Advanced Synonyms

The words is HAPPY

Here below are synonyms for that word with letters missing

How many do you think you know of the 7?

G _ _ _

_ ERR _

_ L _ A _ ED

DELIG _ T_ _

_ OLLY

E _ ATED

_ _ _ _ LLED

Activity from GoGetters

Connect Disconnect

Make a list of ten words connected to _____

The words must begin with the letters below:

A ___
B ___
C ___
D ___
E ___
F ___
G ___
H ___

I ___

or

Make a list of ten words not connected to _____.

The words must begin with the letters above

Synonyms

First copy or ask someone to dictate these words to you

1, happy

2, immature

3, outgoing

4, green

5, confusing

6, icy

7, honest

8, strong

9, scary

10, baggy

Then from this grid below match the synonyms.

When you have finished choose one word and try a Poetry in 13.