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ESL Trivia Challenge 1
First e-book pdf edition September 2013
ESL Publications
Busan, South Korea
Contact: robbusan@yahoo.com
ISBN 9788998531003 95740
Copyright 2013 by Rob Whyte
www.eslwriting.org
Royalty-free Images from Art Explosion 300,000, Nova Development.

Introduction

WHO IS THIS E-BOOK FOR?

ESL teachers looking for a low-prep, high-interest, language-intensive activity. 1
ESL Trivia Challenge 1 helps teachers deliver an engaging, student-centered language
activity ... with very little pre-class planning. Print the handouts, explain the rules and
model the question-answer format. No cutting, stapling or other time-gobbling prep
work.
WHY USE TRIVIA IN THE CLASSROOM?
Students love it. Thats the short answer.
Teachers might wonder about the pedagogical value of a trivia game. To my knowledge,
that value has not been quantified per se. If, however, you examine the nature of exchange
that takes place during an ESL trivia game, you might find evidence of three language
learning principles in play.
Sustained Interest
Well-designed ESL trivia games with questions appropriate for the students cultural,
intellectual, and linguistic context add verve to the classroom. Jolts of excitement help
students sustain a long-term commitment to language learning (Wright et al, 2006).
Comprehensible Input and Output
Teachers with mixed level classes might appreciate the inclusive design of ESL Trivia Challenge 1. With three levels of difficulty, students from high beginner and up can participate
by choosing a question that matches his or her skill level. That gives all students an
opportunity to hear and understand messages at or above their language level and to
produce language that others comprehend. Scholars like Krashen (1985) argue activities
which generate comprehensible input and output have a positive learning impact.
Pronunciation
Active participation requires students to speak with clear pronunciation. If a question is
unclear, students repeat it until the meaning is intelligible. Practicing intelligible pronunciation is important because it helps students improve conversation skills (Nation, 2009).
WHATS UNIQUE ABOUT THIS TRIVIA COLLECTION?
ESL Trivia Challenge 1 is unique because the question structure and content are designed
to meet the abilities of a global audience of non-native English speakers.
Regarding structure, questions are written in plain English. Where practical and possible,
high frequency words have been used to improve fluency. The variety of question formats
- including Wh, Yes-No, multiple choice with two or three options as well as open-ended
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Purists might rightly point out that teaching English as a foreign language in South Korea ought to be
called EFL. For the sake of brevity, I use ESL as a blanket expression for EFL and ELL.

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questions - helps students develop speaking and listening skills by focussing on details.
Regarding content, the questions in ESL Trivia Challenge 1 focus on general knowledge
suitable for a global audience of non-native speakers; no obscure questions about 1970s
American TV shows (Who was the drummer for The Monkeys, anyway). As a whole, the
content attempts to find the golden mean straddling the students cultural, intellectual
and linguistic skill level and experience. A balance between easy and challenging. Fun and
educational. Thats what makes ESL Trivia Challenge 1 unique.
ABOUT THE QUESTIONS
There are 240 questions ranked from 1 (easy) to 3 (challenging) in four categories. Each
category contains a mix of content, as described Table 1.
Table 1
ESL Trivia Category Content
Social Studies
business & inventions
cities & countries
computers
continents
education
geography & history

Science & Math

anatomy & animals
basic math
science
health
space & weather
word problems

Art & Entertainment

art & color
food & drink
games & hobbies
movies & music
sports
TV

ETC (English, Time

& Culture)
books
currencies
dates & holidays
landmarks & religion
languages & words
time & travel

Teachers might notice an absence of grammar questions. That omission is intentional.

While classroom testing the trivia, my ESL students avoided the ETC category because of
the grammar questions. The message was clear: grammar questions dampen the fun factor.
To maximize enjoyment and fluency, the grammar stuff was removed.
WHATS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN VOLUME 1 AND 2?
Both e-books contain 240 questions. However, the questions are different. No (intentional) repeats. No padding.
The main difference between ESL Trivia Challenge 1 and 2 is skill level. The questions
in Volume 1 were written for students with a comparatively low understanding of world
knowledge and/or high beginner level of English. Middle school students who are conversationally fluent in English and beginner-level university students have had success with
these questions.
The target skill level in ESL Trivia Challenge 2 a little more advanced, though nothing that
approaches befuddling. These questions are geared towards students with an intermediate
level of English and a respectable understanding of general knowledge.

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ABOUT THE TRIVIA SHEETS

There are 40 pages of questions ready to print on A4 or 8.5 by 11 inch paper. Each page
has four categories and 12 questions. The trivia questions are presented in two formats.
20 pages with 240 questions and answers numbered with an A suffix (e.g. 12-a).
These pages are designed for teachers who want to divide a class into small groups
consisting or two or more teams that compete against each other.
20 pages with the same 240 questions but no answers numbered with a B suffix
(e.g. 12-b). These pages can be used for homework, tutorial lessons or as a full
class sponge activity if projected on to a screen.
SUGGESTED GAME PLAY
In the classroom, a trivia game played in small groups typically lasts 20-30 minutes, but
dont be surprised if it runs longer with enthusiastic groups.
Set Up
Divide class into groups of 4 to 6 people. Each group has 2 or 3 teams with 2
students per team.
Give each player a different trivia question sheet.
Each team keeps its own score.
Game Flow and Scoring
The team with the youngest player starts. One player selects a category and point level
(e.g. Science & Math for 2 points). A member from the opposing team reads that
question from his or her page. The question can be repeated, if necessary.
The person who picked the question gives an answer (with help from a team partner). If
correct, the answering team gets the points. Wrong answers receive zero points. After a
right or wrong answer, a member from another team selects a question and point level.
The Winner
The winner is the team that completes two tasks: gets a total of 35 points with at least 7
points in each category.
Variation
For a faster game, reduce the winning score to 25 points with at least 5 points in each
category.

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FAIR USE
With your purchase of this e-book, you are free to use the content for non-commercial
educational purposes. As a professional courtesy, I would kindly ask you not to redistribute this e-book out of respect for the hundreds of hours required to research, write and
produce this product.
In this age of rapid sharing and mega uploads, I know thats a huge request. But, after
examining ESL Trivia Challenge 1, Im sure youll appreciate the amount of time required
to complete this project.
And teachers, if nothing else, are respectful of other peoples time.
Enjoy.

End Notes
Krashen, S. The Input Hypothesis: Issues and Implications. Torrance, CA: Laredo Publishing Co.,

Inc., 1985.
Nation, P. and Jonathan Newton. Teaching ESL/EFL Listening and Speaking.

New York: Routledge, 2009.
Wright, A., D. Betteridge and M. Buckby. Games for Language Learning (3rd ed.).

New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006.

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Social Studies

S&M

Science & Math

1. True or false? There are

volcanoes under the ocean.
(true)

1. Which number comes before

one?
(zero)

2. The Sahara desert is located

on which continent?
(Africa)

2. What is the closest star to

Earth?
(the sun)

3. When talking about computer

memory, what does GB stand
for?
(gigabyte)

3. Which food is used to make

dynamite: a. rice, b. corn or
c. peanuts?
(c. peanuts)

A&E

Art & Entertainment

1. What color is mustard?

(yellow)
2. What is James Bonds
number?
(007)
3. How many peanuts are
usually inside a peanut
shell?
(2)

ETC

English, Time & Culture

1. How many letters are in the

English alphabet?
(26)
2. When talking about weight,
what is the opposite of
light?
(heavy)
3. How many years are in a
century?
(100 years)

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Social Studies

1. If you look at land size, what

is the largest country?
(Russia)
2. If you look at land size, what
is the second largest country?
(Canada)
3. Which animal kills the most
people in Africa?
(mosquito)

A&E

Art & Entertainment

1. In the Harry Potter series,

what is the name for people
who are not wizards?
(muggles)
2. Which movie is about a boy
on a boat with a tiger?
(Life of Pi)
3. Which Asian country is famous
for pad thai, a spicy noodle
dish?
(Thailand)

S&M

Science & Math

1. Is a spider an insect?
(No, it is an arachnid)
2. Which one is longer, a mile
or a kilometer?
(a mile)
3. What is one-fifth or 15?
(3)

ETC

English, Time & Culture

1. How many months have 31

days?
(7)
2. How many seconds are in an
hour?
(3600)
3. Which Shakespeare character
said, To be or not to be?
(Hamlet)

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Social Studies

S&M

Science & Math

1. True or false? There are

volcanoes under the ocean.

1. Which number comes before

one?

2. The Sahara desert is located

on which continent?

2. What is the closest star to

Earth?

3. When talking about computer

memory, what does GB stand
for?

3. Which food is used to make

dynamite: a. rice, b. corn or
c. peanuts?

A&E

Art & Entertainment

1. What color is mustard?

2. What is James Bonds
number?
3. How many peanuts are usually
inside a peanut shell?

ETC

English, Time & Culture

1. How many letters are in the

English alphabet?
2. When talking about weight,
what is the opposite of
light?
3. How many years are in a
century?

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Social Studies

1. If you look at land size, what

is the largest country?
2. If you look at land size, what
is the second largest country?
3. Which animal kills the most
people in Africa?

A&E

Art & Entertainment

1. In the Harry Potter series,

what is the name for people
who are not wizards?
2. Which movie is about a boy
on a boat with a tiger?
3. Which Asian country is
famous for pad thai, a spicy
noodle dish?

S&M

Science & Math

1. Is a spider an insect?
2. Which one is longer, a mile
or a kilometer?
3. What is one-fifth or 15?

ETC

English, Time & Culture

1. How many months have 31

days?
2. How many seconds are in an
hour?
3. Which Shakespeare character
said, To be or not to be?

Introduction

This e-book is protected by copyright under International and National Copyright Laws
and Treaties and as such any unauthorized reprint or reuse of this material is strictly
prohibited. Making or distributing copies of this e-book is copyright infringement.
This e-book may not be reproduced, shared or stored on a server in whole or in part, by any
means, without written permission from the copyright holder.
ESL Trivia Challenge 2
First e-book pdf edition September 2013
ESL Publications
Busan, South Korea
Contact: robbusan@yahoo.com
ISBN 9788998531010 95740
Copyright 2013 by Rob Whyte
www.eslwriting.org
Royalty-free Images from Art Explosion 300,000, Nova Development.

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Social Studies

1. Which country grows more

coffee, Brazil or Columbia?
(Brazil)
2. In 2010, which country
made more cars, Japan or
China?
(China)
3. Name two of the four
countries in Scandinavia.
(Norway, Sweden, Finland
and Denmark)

A&E

Art & Entertainment

S&M

Science & Math

1. What is 50% of 200?

(100)
2. People drink H2O. What is
the H and what is the O?
(hydrogen and oxygen)
3. Which ocean shellfish makes
high quality pearls?
(oyster)

ETC

English, Time & Culture

1. Which cartoon character had

a pet dog called Snoopy?
(Charlie Brown)

1. When is Valentines Day

celebrated?
(February 14)

2. What famous British TV

comedy has a character that
does not usually speak?
(Mr Bean)

2. A woman gave birth to

triplets. How many babies
were born?
(3)

3. Sherlock Holmes has a partner

who was a doctor. What is the
doctors last name?
(Watson)

3. What does ASAP stand for?

(as soon as possible)

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Social Studies

S&M

Science & Math

1. Is the worlds busiest airport

located in Atlanta or London?
(Atlanta)

1. Which bird can fly backwards,

an eagle or a hummingbird?
(hummingbird)

2. Edinburgh is the capital of

which country: a. Ireland,
b. Wales or c. Scotland?
(Scotland)

2. What is 80.3 divided by 10?

(8.03)

3. On which continent can you

find Bosnia?
(Europe)

A&E

Art & Entertainment

3. What process is used by

plants to change light into
food?
(photosynthesis)

ETC

English, Time & Culture

1. Which word starts with SH

and means a small sea animal
that people eat.
(shrimp)

1. True or false? The Chinese

New Year is usually celebrated
on January 1st?
(false)

2. Kabob is a meat dish made

famous by which country?
(Turkey)

2. In which country do people

celebrate the Day of the Dead:
a. Japan, b. Vietnam or
c. Mexico?
(c. Mexico)

3. In Jamaica, the word jerk

describes what: a. people,
b. meat or c. corn?
(b. meat)

3. In which South American

country can you see Machu
Picchu?
(Peru)

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Social Studies

1. Which country grows more

coffee, Brazil or Columbia?
2. In 2010, which country made
more cars, Japan or China?
3. Name two of the four
countries in Scandinavia.

A&E

Art & Entertainment

S&M

Science & Math

1. What is 50% of 200?

2. People drink H2O. What is
the H and what is the O?
3. Which ocean shellfish makes
high quality pearls?

ETC

English, Time & Culture

1. Which cartoon character had

a pet dog called Snoopy?

1. When is Valentines Day

celebrated?

2. What famous British TV

comedy has a character that
does not usually speak?

2. A woman gave birth to

triplets. How many babies
were born?

3. Sherlock Holmes has a partner

who was a doctor. What is the
doctors last name?

3. What does ASAP stand for?

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Social Studies

S&M

Science & Math

1. Is the worlds busiest airport

located in Atlanta or London?

1. Which bird can fly backwards,

an eagle or a hummingbird?

2. Edinburgh is the capital of

which country: a. Ireland,
b. Wales or c. Scotland?

2. What is 80.3 divided by 10?

3. On which continent can you

find Bosnia?

A&E

Art & Entertainment

3. What process is used by plants

to change light into food?

ETC

English, Time & Culture

1. Which word starts with SH

and means a small sea animal
that people eat.

1. True or false? The Chinese

New Year is usually celebrated
on January 1st?

2. Kabob is a meat dish made

famous by which country?

2. In which country do people

celebrate the Day of the Dead:
a. Japan, b. Vietnam or
c. Mexico?

3. In Jamaica, the word jerk

describes what: a. people,
b. meat or c. corn?

3. In which South American

country can you see Machu
Picchu?

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Vocabulary Frame Games

INTRODUCTION

WHAT IS A FRAME GAME?

It is a low-prep classroom activity with a fixed structure and adaptable content. Structure refers to the rules
of play and beneficial learning objectives. These elements are constant. Adapatability refers to the content.
The core of the lesson - in this case, essential vocabulary - can be modified to meet the students needs
with minimal effort on the part of the teacher.
WHY USE VOCABULARY FRAME GAMES?
To save time, improve classroom management and reinforce learning.
Here is a hard truth. Lesson planning takes time. Often unpaid time, so teachers are usually on the hunt
for new ideas, materials and strategies that help them develop effective lesson plans efficiently. Vocabulary frame games save time by providing teachers with an adapatable activity that can be recycled mutliple
times.
Helping students stay mentally sharp in the classroom by changing the pace of learning is a critical part of
classroom management. With a specific learning objective, flexbile play format and short time requirement
(often 10 minutes or less), vocabulary frame games can be molded to meet a variety of situational needs.
They can be played in pairs, as a solitary activity or a whole class whiteboard game.
Frame games reinforce learning by providing students with a variety of opportunities to review vocabulary
and introduce new words and phrases. Authorities like Penny Ur suggest students probably need to review
a word ten times before they really learn it. If thats true, vocabulary frame games should be part of every
teachers repetoire.
Vocabulary frames games also provide teachers with a starting point for creative extension activities. What
can you do with a list of words on the whiteboard? The number of possibilities is limited only by ones imagination, but here are three quick ideas. The teacher could ask students to:
create a spontaneous dialogue using random words
write a one paragraph story
select a group of words and write five questions and answers featuring a target grammar point (e.g.
the past tense)
Creative, flexible, benefical and engaging.
These are the qualities I truly hope you and your students discover in Vocabulary Frame Games.
Enjoy.
Rob Whyte B.A. M.Sc.
Busan, South Korea

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Revised February 2015.
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Vocabulary Frame Games

1. Build Compound Words

A compound word is two words put together to make a new word. For example, look at these three
words:
hand, pipes, air
To each word, we can add BAG to make three new words, like these: handbag, bagpipes, airbag.
Below, each question has three words. What word can be added to make three compound words?
The word can be placed in the front or the back.

Level A
1

pan, cup, fruit

6 brush, paste, ache

cloth, coffee, spoon

7 club, mare, time

burn, flower, glasses

8 market, man, highway

phone, ache, ring

9 man, place, fly

shell, shore, food

10 stairs, town, sun

Level B
11 end, guide, scrap

16 mate, side, come

12 light, keeper, boat

17 wild, guard, boat

13 shoe, radish, power

18 house, side, doors

14 guest, hold, wife

19 print, ball, wear

15 battle, friend, wreck

20 switch, snow, white

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2. Solve Homophone Puzzles

Homophones are words that have the same sound but different spellings and meanings.
Homo means same and phone means sound. For example, hear and here.
Can you write one homophone for each word below?

Level A
1

nose

dear

its

four

mail

red

buy

new

meet

10

aunt

Level B
11

hi

16

plain

12

in

17

pair

13

peace

18

pour

14

hire

19

oar

15

night

20

heal

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3. PH Words with F Sounds

The letters /ph/ sometimes make an /f/ sound. For example, phone. How many words can you write
with a /ph/ spelling and an /f/ sound? Scoring: 10 or fewer words = oops. 11-19 = good. 20 or more =
excellent.

4. Word Race
The box has 9 letters. How many words can you make with these letters?
There are 4 rules.
Each word must have a T.
Each word must have at least three letters.
Use each letter once per word.
Letters do not have to touch each other to make a word.

Can you make at least 10 words? The answer sheet has 74 words?

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5. Twist Anagrams
An anagram is a word puzzle. Move the letters around. Make another word. Do not add other letters.
Here is an example: part - trap.
More than one answer is possible for some words.

Level A
1

meat

steel

page

taste

name

able

past

cheap

brake

10

keen

Level B
11

tired

16

late

12

south

17

news

13

cruel

18

false

14

gates

19

garden

15

note

20

credit

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6. From A to Z
Read the clues. Write one word for each question
1

Starts with abo, opposite of below.

Starts with bre, humans do this to live.

Starts with cou, make this loud noise when youre sick.

Starts with dic, find the spelling of words in here.

Starts with en, mail a letter in this.

Starts with flo, wheat powder used to make bread.

Starts with ga, a place to grow flowers.

Starts with hi, subject about past people and events.

Starts with ir, use this to make shirts look smooth.

10

Starts with ja, a month of the year.

11

Starts with ki, a place for cooking.

12

Starts with la, do this when you see something funny.

13

Starts with med, take this when youre sick.

14

Starts with ne, opposite of far.

15

Starts with off, a place where people work.

16

Starts with pra, repeat again and again.

17

Starts with qu, kings wife.

18

Starts with re, study one more time.

19

Starts with sto, when you eat, the food goes here.

20

Starts with thu, the day after Wednesday.

21

Starts with um, carry this in the rain.

22

Starts with vi, a musical instrument.

23

Starts with wa, this tells you the time.

24

Starts with x-, take a picture in the hospital.

25

Starts with yo, opposite of old.

26

Starts with ze, nothing.

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7. Word Ladders
Word ladders are word puzzles. For each question, you have a top word (the start) and a bottom word
(the finish). Each time you move down the ladder, change one letter to make a word.
Here is an example.

Change tea to pot.

tea - pea - pet - pot

cats

pens

rice

dogs

cars

cake

love

mail

jug

hate

send

can

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8. Whats the Connection?

Each question has a pair of words. Look at the words and write another word which is connected to
the two words. Here is an example: kangaroo - pants = pocket
1

lock - piano

river - money

ship - card

bed - paper

tree - car

army - water

school - eye

tennis - noise

pillow - court

10

Egyptian - mother

9. Add an E
The letter E was removed from these common words. You can see the remaining letters below. Add
the Es to make words. For example: bf - beef.
1

dgr

4 ndl

lvn

xcd

5 lmnt

chs

sntnc

6 rsvr

rlct

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10. Odd One Out

Read the words on each line to your partner. Do not show the paper to your partner. Ask your partner
to choose one word that is different and to explain the reasons with logic and facts. Do you have a
different answer?
Any reason is okay as long as it is logical. There are no right or wrong answers. Just logical and illogical
answers.

Student A
1

niece

uncle

aunt

grandmother

there

war

son

cake

ankle

liver

wrist

elbow

boots

glove

hat

scissors

make

build

create

draw

eagle

owl

bat

penguin

waited

walked

wanted

decided

fork

spoon

chopsticks

knife

purple

black

white

beige

sneeze

blink

yawn

whistle

Student B

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Answers
1. Build Compound Words

4. Word Race

1. cake
2. table
3. sun
4. ear
5. sea
6. tooth
7. night
8. super
9. fire
10. down

1. apt
2. ate
3. atheist
4. east
5. eat
6. eats
7. eight
8. gait
9. gate
10. gates
11. get
12. gets
13. haste
14. hat
15. hate
16. hates
17. hats
18. heat
19. heats
20. hit
21. hits
22. its
23. past
24. paste
25. pat

11. book
12. house
13. horse
14. house
15. ship
16. in
17. life
18. out
19. foot
20. board

2. Solve Homophone Puzzles

1. knows
2. its
3. male
4. by/bye
5. high
6. meat
7. deer
8. for
9. read
10. ant

11. high
12. inn
13. piece
14. higher
15. knight
16. plane
17. pear
18. pore
19. or
20. heel

26. pate
27. pates
28. path
29. paths
30. pats
31. patties
32. peat
33. pest
34. pet
35. pets
36. pit
37. pita
38. pitas
39. pits
40. sat
41. seat
42. set
43. sight
44. sit
45. site
46. spaghetti
47. spat
48. spit
49. spite
50. stag

51. stage
52. state
53. step
54. tag
55. tags
56. tap
57. tape
58. tapes
59. taps
60. taste
61. tat
62. tats
63. tea
64. teas
65. test
66. that
67. the
68. this
69. tie
70. ties
71. tight
72. tights
73. tip
74. tips

3. PH Words with F Sounds

1. alphabet
2. autograph
3. dolphin
4. elephant
5. emphasis
6. geography
7. graph
8. graphic
9. hyphen
10. nephew
11. microphone
12. orphan
13. orphanage
14. pamphlet
15. phantom

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16. pharmacy
17. phase
18. philosophy
19. phobia
20. phone
21. phonics
22. photo
23. photograph
24. photography
25. phrase
26. physical
27. telephone
28. trophy
29. typhoon
30. xylophone

5. Twist Anagrams
1. mate, tame
2. gape
3. mane, mean
4. spat, taps, pats
5. break, baker
6. sleet
7. state
8. bale
9. peach
10. knee

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11. tried
12. shout
13. ulcer
14. stage
15. tone
16. tale, teal
17. sewn
18. fleas
19. danger
20. direct

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6. From A to Z
1. above
2. breath
3. cough
4. dictionary
5. envelope
6. flour
7. garden
8. history
9. iron
10. January
11. kitchen
12. laugh
13. medicine

10. Odd One Out

Student A
1. Uncle is different. Uncle is always a man. The
others are always women.
2. Cake is different. The word cake has no homonym. The other words have homonyms. For example: there - their, theyre; war - wore; son - sun.
3. Liver is different. Liver is an organ. The others
are joints.
4. Hat is different. Hat is usually a single object.
The others are usually described as a pair of objects (e.g. a pair of scissors).
5. Create is different. Create is a regular verb.
The others are irregular verbs.

14. near
15. office
16. practice
17. queen
18. review
19. stomach
20. Thursday
21. umbrella
22. violin
23. watch
24. x-ray
25. young
26. zero

Student B
1. Penguin is different. A penguin is a bird that
cant fly. The other birds can fly.
2. Walked is different. The final sound in walked
sounds like a T. The other words have a final
sound like ID.
3. Chopsticks are different. Chopsticks are usually used in pairs. The other utensils are usually
used as single objects.
4. Purple is different. The word purple has two
syllables. The other words have one syllable each.
5. Whistle is different. Whistle is a voluntary
action (i.e. we decide to do that). The others
are involuntary actions (i.e. we do them without
thinking).

7. Word Ladders

cats - cots - dots - dogs

pens - pans - cans - cars
rice - race - rake - cake
love - cove - cave - have - hate
mail - sail - said - sand - send
jug - bug - bag - ban - can

8. Whats the Connection?

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

key
deck
trunk
pupil
case

6. bank
7. sheet
8. tank
9. racket
10. mummy

9. Add an E
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

degree
exceed
sentence
needle
element

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6.
7.
8.
9.

reserve
eleven
cheese
re-elect

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