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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

Animals

Cities

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) 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) 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.

Pair up the words underneath to make new extended words. For example, paper and back

make the word paperback.

Paper

RoomBull

Mother

Rocking

Cat Motor

Back

Wicket Dog

Copy Chair

Bed Keeper

Foster Bike

Answers

Paper

Room

Bull

Mother

Rocking

CatMotor

Back

Wicket

Dog

Copy

Chair

Bed

Keeper

Foster

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 justtouched her with her wand, and at thesame instant, her clothes were turnedinto cloth of gold and silver, allstudded with beautiful jewels. Thisdone, she gave her a pair of glassslippers, the prettiest in the wholeworld. So Cinderella, dress in allher finery, got into the coach. Thenher godmother warned her not to stay outafter midnight, telling her at thesame time that if she stayed one momentlonger, the coach would be a pumpkinagain. The horses would turn back intomice, the coachman would become a ratand the footmen lizards. Her clotheswould turn back into the rags she hadbeen 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

BARBAR HERHER PILPIL RAVRAV REMREM TUSTUS KEYKEY GARGAR

BERBER WASWAS EATEAT GLEGLE PLEPLE TACTAC REPREP DRADRA

KETKET BASBAS LOWLOW TERTER WERWER TLETLE FOLFOL ROBROB

REDRED PRIPRI AINAIN BOTBOT LARLAR TENTEN WINWIN DENDEN

DONDON TARTAR INEINE SONSON GETGET CUECUE RESRES BUNBUN

CACCAC UCEUCE NETNET SONSON KLEKLE RELREL SIMSIM DERDER

BungleBungle BasketBasket DonkeyDonkey BottleBottle

ReduceReduce RemainRemain RepeatRepeat GardenGarden

SimpleSimple TackleTackle BarrelBarrel WasherWasher

FollowFollow RobberRobber SonnetSonnet TenderTender

RescueRescue WinterWinter TargetTarget PrisonPrison

PillarPillar DrawerDrawer CactusCactus RavineRavine

COLCOL BERBER SYSSYS PETPET LOWLOW FINFIN CILCIL BABBAB

TONTON REAREA TELTEL JACJAC LARLAR MANMAN TRETRE WOOWOO

GERGER KEYKEY MERMER STESTE MALMAL CENCEN PLAPLA PELPEL

CARCAR SECSEC PENPEN YERYER HUNHUN ADYADY TEMTEM YELYEL

DERDER PROPRO ARKARK ANIANI BUTBUT NUMNUM OONOON TURTUR

KETKET SUMSUM OUROUR ONDOND DOLDOL DENDEN REMREM TERTER

ColourColour SecondSecond DollarDollar NumberNumber

SystemSystem PlayerPlayer HunterHunter CarpetCarpet

YellowYellow FingerFinger PencilPencil ButtonButton

ReaderReader PropelPropel RemarkRemark AnimalAnimal

CentreCentre BaboonBaboon TurkeyTurkey MantelMantel

JacketJacket SummerSummer SteadySteady WoodenWooden

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 RADAR

6) A helicopter has one 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

Towns and Cities

Countries

Chose a topic to try and work out the anagrams

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

2) GO NAP HENCE

3) I RASP

4) AVENGE

5) RUE SEA BISON

6) A DIAL DEE

1) In Spain

2) In Denmark

3) In France

4) In Switzerland

5) In Argentina

6) In Australia

1) BARCELONA

2) COPENHAGEN

3) PARIS

4) GENEVA

5) BUENOS AIRES

6) ADELAIDE

1) In Spain

2) In Denmark

3) In France

4) In Switzerland

5) In Argentina

6) In Australia

1) DARK MEN

2) A TEN GRAIN

3) LASKI RAN

4) O-NO CREAM?

5) NON ABLE

1) DARK MEN

2) A TEN GRAIN

3) LASKI RAN

4) O-NO CREAM?

5) NON ABLE

1) In Western Europe

2) In South America

3) In Southeast Asia

4) In Africa

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

Soft hair of an animal

One who sells

A room underground

Drip

Vegetable like an onion

Golf starting place

Drink

Stitch

Plant seeds

Step

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

Soft hair of an animal FUR

One who sells SELLER

A room underground CELLAR

Drip LEAK

Vegetable like an onion LEEK

Golf starting place TEE

Drink TEA

Stitch SEW

Plant seeds SOW

Step STAIR

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

BB LL AA NN KK

BB LL AA NN DD

BB LL EE NN DD

BB LL EE EE DD

BB RR EE EE DD

GG RR EE EE DD

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 onceEach change must make a proper word

Click on a

number

YYTTRRAAPP

SSTTRRAAPP

SSTTRRAADD

SSEERRAADD

SSEETTAADD

SSEETTOODD

EERRAAPPSS

KKRRAAPPSS

KKNNAAPPSS

KKNNAAHHSS

KKNNAAHHTT

KKNNIIHHTT

KKRRAAHHSS

EERRAAHHSS

EERRIIHHSS

EENNIIHHSS

EENNIIWWSS

EENNIIWWTT

SSTTEEEEMM

SSTTAAEEMM

SSTTAAOOMM

SSTTAAOOBB

SSRRAAOOBB

DDRRAAOOBB

RRIIKKAAFF

RREEKKAAFF

DDEEKKAAFF

DDEEKKAABB

DDEERRAABB

DDEERROOBB

SSTTRRAAPP

SSTTRROOPP

SSEERROOPP

SSEESSOOPP

RREESSOOPP

RREESSOOLL

SSLLLLOODD

SSLLLLOORR

SSEELLOORR

SSEEVVOORR

SSEEVVAARR

NNEEVVAARR

NNIIAARRBB

NNWWAARRBB

NNWWOORRBB

SSWWOORRBB

SSWWOOLLBB

SSWWOOLLGG

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- - - -A kind of toffee CAR- - - - Home on wheels CAR- - - - Home on wheels CAR- - - -

Your profession CAR - - - Your profession CAR - - - --

A root vegetable CAR - - -A root vegetable CAR - - -

A large bright flower CAR- - - A large bright flower CAR- - - - - -- - -

A song for Christmas CAR - -A song for Christmas CAR - -

Horse drawn vehicle CAR-Horse drawn vehicle CAR- A joke drawing CAR - - - -A joke drawing CAR - - - -

Goods carried by a ship CAR Goods carried by a ship CAR - -- -

Shape a stick 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 A kind of toffee CARAMELCARAMEL Home on wheels Home on wheels CARAVANCARAVAN

Your profession Your profession CAREERCAREER A root vegetable A root vegetable CARROTCARROT

A large bright A large bright flowerflowerCARNATIONCARNATION

A song for Christmas A song for Christmas CAROLCAROL

Horse drawn vehicle Horse drawn vehicle CARTCART A joke drawing A joke drawing CARTOONCARTOON

Goods carried by a ship Goods carried by a ship CARGOCARGO

Shape a stick Shape a stick CARVE 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 - A man who cuts hair BAR - - -- -

Voice of a dog BAR -Voice of a dog BAR -

Flat bottomed boat BAR - -Flat bottomed boat BAR - - Lawyer BAR - - - - - -Lawyer BAR - - - - - -

A kind of lord BAR - -A kind of lord BAR - - Building for soldiers BAR - - Building for soldiers BAR - - - - -- - -

A keg or cast BAR - - -A keg or cast BAR - - - Farm Store BAR -Farm Store BAR -

A outdoor food feast BAR - - A outdoor food feast BAR - - - - -- - -

Exchange goods 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 A man who cuts hair BARBERBARBER

Voice of a dog Voice of a dog BARKBARK

Flat bottomed boat Flat bottomed boat BARGEBARGE Lawyer Lawyer BARISTERBARISTER

A kind of lord A kind of lord BARONBARON Building for soldiers Building for soldiers BARRACKSBARRACKS

A keg or cast A keg or cast BARRELBARREL Farm Store Farm Store BARNBARN

A outdoor food feast A outdoor food feast BARBEQUEBARBEQUE

Exchange goods Exchange goods BARTERBARTER

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

SSTTIIDDEE

TTMMNNEETT

SSEEOOLLAA

OOTTOOIIRR

CCIINNAAPPPANIC 10 POINTS

RIOT 5 POINTS

ALOES 10 POINTS

TEN 3 POINTS

EDITS 10 POINTS

PRATE 10 POINTS

AILED 10 POINTS

NOON 5 POINTS

ITEM 5 POINTS

COSTS 10 POINTS

Total 78 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:

MM AA TT CC HH EE SS

RiverRiver MurrayMurray AmazonAmazon ThamesThames CongoCongo HudsonHudson ElbeElbe SeineSeine

CountrCountryy

MaltaMalta AngolaAngola TurkeyTurkey CanadaCanada HungarHungaryy

EgyptEgypt SpainSpain

AnimalAnimal MonkeMonkeyy

ApeApe TigerTiger CatCat HorseHorse ElephanElephantt

SkunkSkunk

B B NameName

MikeMike AdamAdam TonyTony CarlCarl HarryHarry EvanEvan SteveSteve

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.

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