1

Can you change LOVE into HATE in 4 moves? LOVE

HATE Change one letter at each step to make a new word.

2

Can you think of ten words containing the letters GEO in that order?

Geo was the Greek word for world.

3

How many ‘ready made’ words can you find inside the word GRANDMOTHER

Hint: There are more than 10

4

How many words can you make using 5 or more letters in this grid? Use any letters in any order, but only once in a word.

5

How many ready made words can you find inside the word PHOTOGRAPHY

Hint : There are six

6

One prefix will make the following into complete words. What is it? ________________ social ______________ bacterial _______________dote _______________biotic _____________clockwise ________________septic What does it mean ?

7

Rearrange the following letters to make new words :

DAWN LATE MADE EAR EACH NOT NOTE LAME EAT TEAM ABLE READ

8

Can you change ROSE into MILK in 4 moves? ROSE

MILK Change one letter at each step to make a new word.

9

Can you change REEL into LEAP in 4 moves? REEL

LEAP Change one letter at each step to make a new word.

10

Can you change CAME into LONE in 4 moves? CAME

LONE Change one letter at each step to make a new word.

11

WHAT AM I? I HAVE SIX LETTERS My first makes more than one. My second makes waves. My third is just me. My fourth is the same as my last. My fifth starts the opposite of “yes”. My sixth sounds like “see”. My last starts the end.

12

Think of another word with the same starting letter and same number of syllables : passenger independent opening horrible complicated

13

How many different meanings can you find for the words : 1.depression 2. bank 3. show

14

Think of 3 prefixes you could put in front of both

and

to make other words. What do they mean?

15

Complete these sentences with a main clause : 1) After 30 minutes of waiting at the bus stop, ………. 2) Although it looked disgusting, ……………. 3) ………...…, despite feeling unwell. 4) Frantically, ……………………….. 5) ……………… unless you have got a good excuse. 6) Shocked, ……………….………….

16

Can you work out the answer to this riddle? * I am a place with 10 letters. * I start and end with two different consonants. * In my middle, I have two vowels together. * I come from the French language. * I contain the word “ran”. * I contain a word meaning “glow”. * I am a place where people can “rest” while they eat.

What am I?

17

Make up a riddle for one of these words : * Knowledge * Accommodation * Leisure

18

Choose the correct prefix (dis…, ir…, im…, un…) to form the antonym (opposite) of each of these words :

• precise • appear • friendly • loyal • respectful • helpful • measurable • perfect • regular • honest

19

How many new words can you make by adding prefixes and suffixes to this root :

(meaning : to carry)

20

English Subject Wordsearch E T S Y X M W O R D S Q R

N O N O M A T O P O E I A

G B T P L U R A L P R D D

L A D V E R B T O N B S J

I N S E M I C O L O N L E

S T C B V E R B W U C S C

H O O P O E T R Y N G J T

R N M R W H D A C K J W I

O Y M L E N O V E L F E V

U M A G L L A N G U A G E

How many English ‘subject’ words can you find in this grid?

21

Can you unscramble the words below to form words which make sense? Hint : They are all to do with techniques used to persuade others.

penoittier ssimhape caltorirhe stionequs cideeven goalsn

22

MATHS Unscramble the mathematical terms : tiplulmticaoni nivsidio oeaqtuin idtiadno lpiltmuy tiesigvintaon catirfon miadlec orfcta ganrilet

23

Can you think of 5 synonyms for to fit in this sentence? Eg. This quotation shows that Cassie is really scared. Hint : There are more than 5.

24

Can you think of 5 alternatives to ‘said’ in each of these sentences? 1. “Why haven’t you done your homework?” (said) the teacher. 2. “I hate lumpy custard!” (said) Jack. 3. The police officer (said), “Drop the gun now!”

25

How many words containing

(meaning write) can you think of? eg. telegraph

26

How many words beginning with

can you think of?

27

Unscramble the letters to give a scientific word. You are given the first letter.

S C I E N C E

toveln domnpou atvnieietgs mnpirteex luatre bbteouslmi edicenv

28

Think of 10 words with

(in that order) within them. ‘

’ is the Greek word for ‘

’.

29

How many words can you make that relate to SCIENCE? Each word must have a minimum of 3 to 4 of these syllables.

er a an in ar sis y chem tion ive per tus ex cor I al cal dis vent ment app

30

HISTORY Unscramble these historical terms. You have been given the first letter.

C G T P D C I P R D

telsa tnmvoerne roiart cstiilo ntysya toisaiinlvi soninav pgdanaroa blelonie ncfeee

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GEOGRAPHY Unscramble these geographical terms. You have been given the first letter.

L W P C E H S E R I

tteuaid tereha tolnulio emtali ryutsa tbatia mteletnte nsiroo nogei anlointanetr

32

Which prefix, meaning ‘before’, can you put in front of the following to make words : ____________dict ____________sent ____________vent ____________mature ____________liminary ____________vious

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SOME ANSWERS 1. Love Dove Dave Have Hate

2. Geography Geometry George Surgeon Gorgeous Courageous Outrageous

3. grand gran ran rand (South African currency) an and mother moth other he her

4. bleat later table stale stone stable steal stole …and more

5. photo to rap

6. anti = against

7. wand tale dame are ache ton tone male tea meat bale dear

hot graph tog

8. rose role mole mile milk

Geology Geophysics Dungeon Sturgeon

beast laser loses stare strobe least bloat

34 9. reel, real, reap, leap

10. came, come, cone, lone

11. Science

12. By way of example : probably indefinite opposite holiday complemented

13. DEPRESSION : • misery • dent • economic slump

14. pre in circum

BANK : • financial institution • river side • flying turn • bet SHOW : • reveal • performance 15. A variety of possible answers.

16. Restaurant

17. A variety of possible answers.

18. imprecise disappear unfriendly disloyal disrespectful unhelpful immeasurable imperfect irregular dishonest

35 19. import importing important imported export exporting exported transport transported transporting transportation porter portly portentous portable

20. English adjective language noun verb poet novel vowel comma antonym words adverb semi-colon colon

21. (for year 9) repetition emphasis rhetorical questions evidence slogan

22. multiplication division equation addition multiply investigation fraction decimal factor triangle

23. conveys indicates illustrates demonstrates suggests

24. By way of example : 1. asked demanded questioned 2. complained mumbled spat shouted 3. screamed warned instructed

displays reveals depicts models

enquired bellowed barked muttered moaned exclaimed cried yelled shouted

36 25. graphology autograph photograph graphic

geography graphite calligraphy paragraph

26. actor activity actual actuality

27. solvent compound investigate experiment neutral combustible evidence

28. biology biography autobiography anti-biotic bionic biofeedback biochemistry and more.

29. chemical experiment inventive invention apparatus discover analysis

30. castle government traitor politics dynasty civilisation invasion propaganda rebellion defence

31. latitude weather pollution climate estuary habitat settlement international erosion region

32. PRE = before

actress activate actually active