Each book in the Power Practice Word Games series provides a collection of challenging puzzles and word games to help improve vocabulary and spelling as well as to sharpen creative thinking skills. Perfect for learning centers, small group instruction, or whole class activities. word scrambles crossword puzzles category games analogies word searches
Word Games 2–3 Written by Linda Schwartz Editor: Carla Hamaguchi Illustrator: Darcy Tom Designer/Production: Moonhee Pak/Cari Helstrom Cover Designer: Barbara Peterson Art Director: Tom Cochrane Project Director: Carolea Williams © 2005 Creative Teaching Press, Inc., Huntington Beach, CA 92649 Reproduction of activities in any manner for use in the classroom and not for commercial sale is permissible Reproduction of these materials for an entire school or for a school system is strictly prohibited Table of Contents Introduction Picture Puzzles Consonant Blend Clown Phonics Fish Consonant Digraph Flower Bubble Gum Digraphs Who’s Wise? Going for Gold 10 Syllable Seal 11 Double Scoops 12 Rhyming Word Robot 13 Word Scramble Colorful Words 14 Scrambled Eggs 15 What’s the Scoop? 16 Alphabet Soup 17 The Jelly Bean Jar 18 Hooray for Long A 19 Long E, Please 20 I Like Long I 21 I Know Long O 22 Cute Long U 23 Word Scramble 24 Word Search Puzzles Science Bird Search Color Search Mammal Search Flower Search Fruit Search Vegetable Search Weather Search 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Social Studies City Search 32 Community Helper Search State Search Tolerance Search Transportation Search 33 34 35 36 Holidays Valentine’s Day Search 37 Thanksgiving Search 38 Hanukkah Search 39 Christmas Search 40 Category Games Short Vowel Words Long Vowel Words Fun with Words Colors Around the House Plants and Animals People Leisure Time On the Menu Shopping Spree 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Crossword Puzzles Rhyming Crisscross 51 More Rhyming Crisscross 52 Verb Tense Crisscross 53 Synonym Crisscross 54 Opposite Word Crisscross 55 Measurement Crossword Puzzle 56 Zoo Crossword Puzzle 57 Collection Crossword Puzzle 58 Things with Holes Crossword Puzzle 59 Noun Crossword Puzzle #1 60 Noun Crossword Puzzle #2 61 Verb Crossword Puzzle 62 Adjective Crossword Puzzle 63 Plurals Crossword Puzzle 64 Vocabulary Fun Eat It, Wear It, or Plant It? Land, Sea, or Air Animal? Mammal, Fish, or Reptile? Fruit, Vegetable, or Tree? Noun, Verb, or Adjective? Feet, Head, or Body? Travel by Land, Water, or Air? Hold, Measure, or Read? Play It, Sing It, or Dance It? Football, Baseball, or Basketball? 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 Riddle Time Riddle Riddle Riddle Riddle Riddle Riddle Riddle Riddle Riddle Riddle 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 Analogies Synonyms and Antonyms Rhyming Words and Homophones Groupings and Parts of a Whole Characteristics Community Helpers Insects and Mammals Geography Transportation and Communication Analogy Review #1 Analogy Review #2 Analogy Review #3 Analogy Review #4 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 Fun with Words Three-Letter Opposites 97 Four-Letter Opposites 98 Five-Letter Opposites 99 Odd Word Out 100 More Odd Word Out 101 Missing Mammal Vowels 102 More Missing Mammal Vowels 103 Compound Match-Ups 104 More Compound Match-Ups 105 Lots of Bubbles 106 In the Garden 107 Pizza Puzzle 108 Magic Word Square #1 109 Magic Word Square #2 110 Answer Key 111 Introduction Each book in the Power Practice™ series contains dozens of ready-to-use activity pages to provide students with skill practice Use the fun activities to supplement and enhance what you are already teaching in your classroom Give an activity page to students as independent class work, or send the pages home as homework to reinforce skills taught in class An answer key is provided for quick reference Word Games 2–3 is filled with challenging puzzles and word games to help students improve their vocabulary and spelling as well as sharpen their creative thinking skills The book is divided into nine main sections: • Picture Puzzles Students color pictures and review phonics, consonant blends, digraphs, syllables, rhyming words, and more • Word Scramble Students unscramble words that help reinforce and review short and long vowel sounds as well as consonant blends • Word Search Puzzles These word search puzzles are correlated to science and social studies topics as well as holidays Students find and circle the 15 hidden words going across and down • Category Games Students list words beginning with specific letters of the alphabet for five categories They are encouraged to use reference materials to find unusual answers Students earn points for correct answers Invite them to exchange game sheets and easily check answers • Crossword Puzzles These puzzles range from easy to more difficult and include crossword puzzles for rhyming, parts of speech, synonyms, antonyms, homophones, plurals, and more • Vocabulary Fun These fun puzzle sheets are designed to challenge students to use a dictionary to look up unusual words and write them under the proper headings Topics are correlated to language, science, math, and social studies • Riddle Time Students solve riddles by crossing words off a chart and, at the same time, they review parts of speech, phonics, synonyms, and more • Analogies Students solve analogies that relate to synonyms, antonyms, homophones, rhyming words, parts to whole, characteristics, and more Great practice for standardized tests and critical thinking • Fun with Words This is a collection of fantastic puzzles, including Three-Letter Opposites, Odd Word Out, Compound Match-Ups, and Magic Word Squares Use these ready-to-go activities to “recharge” skill review and give students the power to succeed! Name _ Date Consonant Blend Clown Phonics, Spelling, and Writing Write the correct consonant blend for each word in the clown dr tr wh bl cr Follow these directions to color the clown: Color all the shapes with the dr blend red Color all the shapes with the tr blend blue Color all the shapes with the wh blend orange Color all the shapes with the bl blend yellow Color all the shapes with the cr blend purple Color all the shapes with the cl blend brown cl ast ate ail ale imb arf en iz ift Word Games ã â 2005 Creative Teaching Press ag ine ich anket Give your clown a name On the back of your paper, write a story about your clown Picture Puzzles Name _ Date Phonics Fish Phonics, Spelling, and Writing Write the correct consonant blend for each word in the fish st sn gr sk fr br Follow these directions to color the fish: Color all the shapes with the st blend red Color all the shapes with the sn blend blue Color all the shapes with the gr blend orange Color all the shapes with the sk blend yellow Color all the shapes with the fr blend purple Color all the shapes with the br blend brown esh om aff ade amp ob air all ap ape awl irt ug ar oil On the back of your paper, write a short story about an adventure this fish has Picture Puzzles Word Games ã â 2005 Creative Teaching Press ale Name _ Date Consonant Digraph Flower Phonics, Spelling, and Writing Write the correct consonant digraph at the beginning of each word in the picture kn ch ph wr em ank ack it estle ight _oto _ Follow these directions to color the flower and butterfly: Color all the shapes with the kn digraph orange Color all the shapes with the ch digraph green Color all the shapes with the ph digraph brown Color all the shapes with the wr digraph yellow Color all the shapes with the th digraph red th is e ife ead Word Games ã â 2005 Creative Teaching Press ill one eer op On the back of your paper, write a short story about a butterfly Picture Puzzles Name _ Date Bubble Gum Digraphs Phonics, Spelling, and Writing Write the correct consonant digraph that ends each word in the bubble gum machine ch ck ng th Follow these directions to color the picture: Color all the shapes with the ch digraph yellow Color all the shapes with the ck digraph green Color all the shapes with the ng digraph blue Color all the shapes with the th digraph orange Color the bottom part of the bubble gum machine red ben boo hu in qui bea de ru bun lur bla lun On the back of your paper, write a funny story about a piece of bubble gum Picture Puzzles Word Games ã â 2005 Creative Teaching Press too Name _ Date Who’s Wise? Phonics, Spelling, and Writing If the consonant c has the soft sound of /s/ in a word (as in city), color the shape brown If the consonant c has the hard sound of /k/ in a word (as in cut), color the shape orange Color the leaves green and the branches yellow car city center cylinder comb crow cereal candle cement cap cent cold Word Games ã â 2005 Creative Teaching Press celebrate certain carrot On the back of your paper, write a short story about a wise owl and a lesson he or she teaches someone Picture Puzzles Color Search (page 26) Fruit Search (page 29) G R E E N A V Y N R O R A N G E S G B K R R T A B G R A Y A P R A A E C T R L I W L S R L O P R G S L P P E A R R A U W H Y I T B L U E P P G N I E G R A P E I I E L A R D R D I B B A N A N A W E B R T L V N O B P E N E O L E M O N B F E L E L E D W N L H K R B L A C K B E R R Y U O R A N G E B I R A P P L E E R U R P H W B L A C K D E Y P N P G E E R I Y R P R E L I M E Y T E A W A T E R M E L O N C Mammal Search (page 27) Vegetable Search (page 30) N E D O N K E Y L E Z G I R A F F E A S R R T N G L O B E A N S A F S N E T S Z H B P I G O I P R U B E R A U T I R U S E E E I G A A O A U A B E B U A S L Q S E B E A V E R T N R S B F R A E P E A S P C R P R E R O D Y D S S O O N I O N B E C S A F O X H O R S E E A R O S O T R E R A A N O A V T X F E E L L C A B B A G E O P E E E P H A N T R S A A S E R T S T C O S S T R P T O O A R C O S P A R A Y C E L E R Y G R C O R N C U A C I P S O I T A C O K R A Q B U U A N G I L N A O R A G T C A U L I F L O W E R S A S S Q U A S H A I L Flower Search (page 28) 114 O H A I M U S O P V R I J D A I S Y A I C B A R R D F G N O H I S O I A P A S L I S M S G F I R Y E D C I E O F I D I T S U N F L O W E R U A S E N D D N N I L P E T U N I A I S I L I L A C L T A U P C Weather Search (page 31) Community Helper Search (page 33) M S D R I Z Z L E P T A B A N K E R C P A I R F R O S T I E O R T U L L B R O A L F S N O W N F O G U L U E S J I A R K R U R T H U N D E R H R I C A D U B K D A P M F I C I C L E N T C C K C R D R E V D E B C H U R R I C A N E E D H I G A R D E N E R A Z C L O U D I L O R E V E R E D N T R C I R A I N O O N A F I R E F I G H T E R O L W I N D L F V F R I A R I I R N A I E E R F N F B S E E C C R R A R D O C T O R H E V C F R R R J E L R F R A R I E A T R R G I A E W G City Search (page 32) P H O E N I X R C L A S E A T T L E N D A D U L N O B O S T O N C H E J T O P E K A S H A N U C O L U M B I A M A R Y L N D S T R A N I A U S T I N R I P T S M O N I R E T D E L R S S O S G L S U E S O H H I T X F B A T O N R O U G E S I N I N I A V O A O N U E E E D T B N S I I N A T O W E R S R N F R A N K F O R T S D E L A W A R E E D S A C R A M E N T O S A S A N A I M G W O E N A M A D I S O N I H S S A N I O O S P O E K P A A N N I P A E A D R U T A H I W I S C O N S I N State Search (page 34) A 115 Tolerance Search (page 35) Valentine’s Day Search (page 37) R U N R E O U N I T I S V F L O W E R S E N E I G F I N O N M D E W A E R H C C C B S D T C S O G T N H R K I E L B O E A A O O P E C O U R A G E E E I G E E R C A R R O W O R O N N G C S S L S N O T N U A R D C K C N S M A A I O P T P P D A H T A R T S U I A S T P T G V M A Y I E N A E I R I S L P E N I A A C C E P T A N C E S A N Y N E A I S D B N S A D N R I A G T S H R E D G L C D E Y I D S R A E O E R C G S A T S L O V E S U I L I I I C S M N A I G O R I N O N M S I C L N K E I T G N G H R S E R I P I N Y T E T O L E R A N C E G H C Transportation Search (page 36) 116 Thanksgiving Search (page 38) P F O O T B A L L S B L O H A R V E S T R M Y M R F E A S T U C L M A P G P N N U R O P M S A T A X I C A B O Y U A S G O F K R I O K M R S A A R E L U F M T F V V F E N L T A B O T R U C K I T L P H A A E I Y U G O T U L R B T E E M H O K E L I M N G I R R E L L E U O R O P R W I R L R B G O S I C B A E E S M O T C O E N I U O E N M N M Y O N Y T R O W R A C R A N B E R R I E S C A C B C E B B A N K H E G I N D I A N S L R E E A N I O I O E D A I R P L A N E B I C Y C L E T M O Hanukkah Search (page 39) Long Vowel Words (page 42) G T E M P L E A R S O I L I G H T S S O D A C R H M K F P N L F R A H E N T R G C E A C A N D L E S G S S L N O R L S E E T A E U R E A E I L I M A K A I T N G T V L T K H D K T H M A C C A B E E S T M L R R H L L S E M Christmas Search (page 40) E L F C S G I A C Y S S T O C K I N G S D E C E M B E R M A T C A R O L S E I N O R N A M E N T S T Y D D A N G E L T A S S L E I G H R L C W R E A T H L Y E L T I S H O L L Y T A R E I N D E E R O U C A N D Y C A N E S Short Vowel Words (page 41) Answers will vary Possible answers include: Short a — bat, ham, pan, tan, mat Short e — bell, hen, pen, tent, men Short i — bin, hit, pill, tin, mitt Short o — box, hog, pot, top, mop Short u — bus, hunt, putt, tusk, mud Answers will vary Possible answers include: Long a — bake, fake, make, rain, say Long e — beet, feed, meat, reef, see Long i — bite, fight, might, right, sign Long o — bone, foam, mole, road, soap Long u — blue, fuse, mule, ruin, suit Fun with Words (page 43) Answers will vary Possible answers include: One-Syllable Word — ant, mint, no, oak, won Two-Syllable Word—apple, monkey, needle, order, winner Plural Word — ants, mules, noses, owls, wheels Compound Word — airplane, motorboat, notebook, oatmeal, watermelon Noun — animal, menu, nest, octopus, wagon Colors (page 44) Answers will vary Possible answers include: Red — barn, gem, dynamite, lipstick, fire engine Yellow — buttercup, galoshes, daffodil, lemon, frozen banana Blue — blueberry, garment, dress, larkspur, fins Green — bean, grass, dinosaur, leaf, fern Brown — bear, gopher, dirt, leather, fawn Around the House (page 45) Answers will vary Possible answers include: In the Kitchen — toaster, cups, blender, stove, refrigerator In the Living Room — table, couch, blinds, stereo, rug In the Bathroom — tub, cabinet, brush, soap, rollers In the Bedroom — toys, clothes, bed, sheet, radio In the Family Room — television, carpet, books, sofa, remote control 117 Plants and Animals (page 46) Answers will vary Possible answers include: Mammal — bear, tiger, dog, pig, goat Bird — blue jay, toucan, duck, parrot, goose Fish — barracuda, tuna, damsel, piranha, goldfish Flower — begonia, tulip, daisy, petunia, gardenia Tree — birch, tulip tree, dogwood, pine, gum Shopping Spree (page 50) Answers will vary Possible answers include: Department Store — coffee maker, pants, shoes, T-shirt, dress Furniture Store — cabinet, pillow, sofa, table, dresser Office Supply Store — copier, paper, stapler, toner, desk Toy Store — car, playhouse, skateboard, truck, doll Grocery Store — cereal, pickles, soda, tea, donuts People (page 47) Answers will vary Possible answers include: Boy’s Name — Albert, Frank, Lance, Nick, Charles Girl’s Name — Ashley, Francine, Lisa, Nancy, Carrie Famous Person — Armstrong, Franklin, Lincoln, Nicklaus, Columbus Community Helper — artist, firefighter, librarian, nurse, chef Actor or Actress — Affleck, Ford, Lopez, Nicholson, Carrey Rhyming Crisscross (page 51) Across bug fear beak spring nest groom snake play Down mug near week wing test broom rake stay Leisure Time (page 48) Answers will vary Possible answers include: Television Show — Rugrats, George Shrinks, Blue’s Clues, Out of the Box, Power Rangers Sport or Game — rugby, golf, baseball, Old Maid, polo Book — Rapunzel, Grandfather’s Journey, Babar the King, Ox-Cart Man, Polar Express Song — Row, Row, Row Your Boat, Green Grass Grows All Around, B-I-N-G-O, Old MacDonald Had a Farm, Pop! Goes the Weasel Movie — Rescuers Down Under, George of the Jungle, Bambi, Old Yeller, Peter Pan More Rhyming Crisscross (page 52) Across day twig rink quack lamb blank small king Down jay big stink sack jam bank ball ring Verb Tense Crisscross (page 53) On the Menu (page 49) Answers will vary Possible answers include: Fruit — mango, cantaloupe, pineapple, banana, strawberry Vegetable — mushroom, carrot, pea, beet, sweet potato Dessert — mousse, cake, pie, baked apple, sundae Main Course — meatloaf, casserole, pizza, beef, spaghetti Drink — milk, coffee, punch, berry juice, soda 118 Across ran drank froze wrote chose threw rode went Down ate forgot shook wore spoke shrunk broke flew Synonym Crisscross (page 54) Across real mend strong occur wise zone shine rule Zoo Crossword Puzzle (page 57) Down rush near wet copy entire ache aid blend Opposite Word Crisscross (page 55) Across cold none worst clean pretty alike high thick Down soft end top back after few quiet wild Collection Crossword Puzzle (page 58) Measurement Crossword Puzzle (page 56) 119 Things with Holes Crossword Puzzle (page 59) Noun Crossword Puzzle #2 (page 61) Across mate blaze valley aorta 10 plan 12 edge Down kettle lava lizard ankle Verb Crossword Puzzle (page 62) Across warn extend relax cause 10 give Down twinkle unite lend select urge Adjective Crossword Puzzle (page 63) Across lively imaginary careful cruel 10 temporary Noun Crossword Puzzle #1 (page 60) Across hoof rage colt opera 10 neighbor 120 Down globe forest error acorn quarrel Down reliable ignorant hardy flimsy dual Plurals Crossword Puzzle (page 64) Across foxes babies children mice 11 calves 13 geese 15 halves 16 tomatoes Down women donkeys tools bunnies heroes 10 cargoes 12 altos 14 men Eat It, Wear It, or Plant It? (page 65) Mammal, Fish, or Reptile? (page 67) Eat It custard goulash stew tofu Mammal otter hyena mole yak Wear It vest cape cardigan scarf Fish cod stingray trout marlin Plant It violet daffodil iris marigold Reptile alligator turtle snake tortoise Land, Sea, or Air Animal? (page 66) Fruit, Vegetable, or Tree? (page 68) On Land beagle cheetah ocelot camel Fruit kiwi strawberry watermelon grape In the Sea perch bass minnow mackerel Vegetable broccoli cauliflower asparagus spinach In the Air hawk bee raven robin Tree sequoia cedar spruce magnolia 121 Noun, Verb, or Adjective? (page 69) Noun meat crowd lizard joy Travel by Land tricycle tractor moped scooter bus Verb was asked spoke ran Travel by Water raft kayak submarine yacht ferry Adjective fast gloomy frisky great Feet, Head, or Body? (page 70) Worn on the Feet slippers cleats sneakers boots sandals Worn on the Head sombrero crown bonnet cap helmet Worn Somewhere Else on the Body robe cloak tuxedo jacket suspenders 122 Travel by Land, Water, or Air? (page 71) Travel by Air helicopter blimp jet rocket hot air balloon Hold, Measure, or Read? (page 72) Items That Hold Things bowl basket bucket vase hamper Items That Are Used for Measuring thermometer clock ruler odometer speedometer Something That Is Read almanac catalog encyclopedia brochure magazine Play It, Sing It, or Dance It? (page 73) A Musical Instrument flute harp clarinet tuba oboe Things You Can Sing chorus lullaby opera melody tune Kinds of Dances ballet tango hula polka waltz Riddle #1 (page 75) I dig you Riddle #2 (page 76) corn on the cob Riddle #3 (page 77) one with no springs Riddle #4 (page 78) a comb Riddle #5 (page 79) they are always spotted Football, Baseball, or Basketball? (page 74) Football Terms kickoff huddle punt tackle touchdown Baseball Terms bunt pitch walk fly diamond Riddle #6 (page 80) she got the point Riddle #7 (page 81) a blackboard Riddle #8 (page 82) they brake dance Basketball Terms rebound hoop jump shot dribble court Riddle #9 (page 83) flying saucers 123 Riddle #10 (page 84) I not peel very well Synonyms and Antonyms (page 85) b c d a b d a c d c b a d d a b a d b c d b c d 124 b a d b c b d c a b c b a a d a Insects and Mammals (page 90) Groupings and Parts of a Whole (page 87) 8 Community Helpers (page 89) Rhyming Words and Homophones (page 86) Characteristics (page 88) a d c b d a b c Geography (page 91) d a b c d c a d Transportation and Communication (page 92) Analogy Review #4 (page 96) a b c c d b a d c b c a c b d a Analogy Review #1 (page 93) d a b c d a c b Analogy Review #2 (page 94) a b d a c b d c d c a d b c a a wet end hot day far win off top sad 10 boy 11 low 12 out Four-Letter Opposites (page 98) Analogy Review #3 (page 95) Three-Letter Opposites (page 97) back dark down late hard take rich stop push 10 tall 11 true (or real) 12 wide 125 Five-Letter Opposites (page 99) below never after dirty small light awake fancy solid 10 fresh 11 often 12 rough bat lion bear (or boar) horse llama mouse (or moose) beaver zebra gorilla 10 leopard 11 jackal 12 raccoon Odd Word Out (page 100) bird — not a mammal stove — not a way to cook food hand — not a part of the head or face crayon — not the name of a color to — not the name of a number mouth — not a measurement of time salmon — not the name of a bird box — not an object that is round More Odd Word Out (page 101) zebra — not the name of a snake niece — not a male relative umbrella — not a type of weather rose — not the name of a tree cat — not the name of a baby animal blood — not an object that is yellow steak — not something you drink; not a liquid paper — not the name of a geometric shape 126 Missing Mammal Vowels (page 102) More Missing Mammal Vowels (page 103) wolf camel deer tiger giraffe walrus koala badger whale 10 squirrel 11 hamster 12 jaguar Compound Match-Ups (page 104) airport inside eyelash birthday headlight armchair however bluebird lifeboat 10 watermelon 11 yardstick 12 wallpaper More Compound Match-Ups (page 105) pineapple seashore windmill whatever skyline necktie mailbox jellyfish railroad 10 popcorn 11 ladybug 12 pancake Lots of Bubbles (page 106) Answers will vary Possible answers include: ate roe bat rot boat rote bow row boy tab brow toe ewe tot oat tow orb toy owe wet rob woe robot wow Pizza Puzzle (page 108) Answers will vary Possible answers include: amend nests ate ream den red dens render dense rest denser rests detest retest detests retests eat sea eater seam eats seat end seats ended send mat sender mats set meat sets meats steam men stem mend tender neat test nest tests In the Garden (page 107) Answers will vary Possible answers include: aha mad aid man arid mar dad may dam name dame did near ear raid had ram hah ray hair yam ham 127 Magic Word Square #1 (page 109) Answers will vary Possible answers include: aim nests atop nut auto nuts autos post bait posts baits pot bat pots bats rest boat rests boats set bop sets bops sob her spy hers stab hiatus stop him stops hit sum hits sun hum tab hut tat huts tats let test lets tests mite top mites tops must tot nerve tots nerves tune nest tunes 128 Magic Word Square #2 (page 110) Answers will vary Possible answers include: amp paws ape pear aped pears arm peat art pep arts ram ate ramp awe rap awed rat cud rate dad rated damp rats data rot date rots dew sort dews sorts dud stamp due stamped ear star ears start eat steam ewe stew farm stewed fat stews fate storm fated sweat fats sweats ice tad iced tap map tape mar taped mat tea mate tear mated tears pad tot part tots parts wad party wade pat waded pate wed pats wet paw wets pawed ... 20 I Like Long I 21 I Know Long O 22 Cute Long U 23 Word Scramble 24 Word Search Puzzles... Weather Search 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Social Studies City Search 32 Community Helper Search State Search ... 33 34 35 36 Holidays Valentine’s Day Search 37 Thanksgiving Search 38 Hanukkah Search 39 Christmas Search 40 Category Games