Word Play
1 | ARM | SHOE | LEG | HEAD |
2 | OAK | FIR | BIRCH | RICE |
3 | SAW | GLUE | SCISSORS | CLIPPERS |
4 | WINDEX | SOAP | SHAMPOO | TOOTHPASTE |
5 | SOUP | FLOUR | SUGAR | SALT |
6 | TUESDAY | THURSDAY | SATURDAY | MOTHER’S DAY |
7 | PURPLE | CLEAR | GREEN | RED |
8 | CAT | DOG | PARAKEET | WHALE |
9 | GIN | WHISKEY | MILK | VODKA |
10 | COAL | SNOW | TAR | PITCH |
11 | SPOTTED | FLANNEL | CHECKERED | STRIPED |
12 | SUN | RAIN | WIND | DIRT |
13 | AIRPLANE | ROLLER SKATES | CAR | SUBMARINE |
14 | FLEA | TIGER | ELEPHANT | GIRAFFE |
15 | SIX | DECADE | FORTY | TWELVE |
16 | FALL | NOVEMBER | WINTER | SUMMER |
17 | AFRICA | LONDON | ROME | SYDNEY |
18 | FRENCH FRIES | VITAMINS | HAMBURGER | FRIED CHICKEN |
19 | PRESIDENT | STUDENT | QUEEN | PRIME MINISTER |
20 | JUPITER | MARS | SATURN | SOLAR |
1 | TOES | EYEBROWS | NOSE | CHEEKS | LIPS |
2 | SPRUCE | PINE | IVY | CEDAR | MAPLE |
3 | HAMMER | SCREWDRIVER | TABLE SAW | WRENCH | PLIERS |
4 | ANGER | SMILE | CONTENTMENT | DISGUST | ELATION |
5 | NOUN | PREPOSITION | VERB | PARAGRAPH | ADJECTIVE |
6 | HALLOWE’EN | NEW YEAR’S EVE | TUESDAY | LABOR DAY | THANKSGIVING |
7 | GERMANY | MAINE | SWEDEN | RUSSIA | NORWAY |
8 | HEXAGON | SQUARE | GLOBE | PENTAGON | TRIANGLE |
9 | TEA | CHAI | COFFEE | BEER | HOT COCOA |
10 | BUNNY | MOUSE | HAMSTER | RAT | JACKAL |
11 | BUN | BOUFFANT | FEDORA | CREW CUT | BOB |
12 | HAIL | RAIN | CLOUDS | SLEET | SNOW |
13 | TRUCK | TOYOTA | FORD | GM | HONDA |
14 | SNEAKERS | BOOTS | LOAFERS | SOCKS | HIGH-HEELED PUMPS |
15 | THRONE | SOFA | RECLINER | BENCH | COFFEE TABLE |
16 | WINTER | DECEMBER | JANUARY | MARCH | FEBRUARY |
17 | CLEVELAND | HAVANA | BUFFALO | CHICAGO | DETROIT |
18 | ITALIAN | FRENCH | SPANISH | ENGLISH | RENAISSANCE |
19 | GOVERNOR | MAYOR | LAWYER | PRESIDENT | VICE-PRESIDENT |
20 | BIKINI | PARKA | TRENCHCOAT | SWEATER | JACKET |
- black and white… eats bamboo shoots… native to China… endangered… _________________
- yellow…many windows… carries children to where they go to learn… ___________________
- has a screen… you can type on it… you can read and send messages on it… ______________
- matching pairs… knit… dress, sweat, crew, knee-high… keep feet warm…________________
- Starbucks… brown…liquid… hot…. roasted beans… caffeine… ____________________
- toolbox… sledge… ballpeen… pound nails in… claw… ________________________
- cows and horses… country… a type of salad dressing… dude…back at the… _______________
- red cape…big S…flies… faster than a speeding bullet… Clark Kent…____________________
- lit by matches… made of wax… scented… romantic… on a cake…____________________
- Halloween… orange… pie…jack o’ lantern… Headless Horseman… __________________
- Jailhouse Rock… sequined jumpsuit… Las Vegas… Blue Suede Shoes…______________
- white dress and dark suit… cake…dancing… rings…reception… vows…__________________
- Big Mac… clown named Ronald… fast food… French fries…drive through _______________
- kitchen appliance…bake cookies in it… range on the top… convection… ________________
- element… comes in tanks… scuba diving… hospitals… breathe…air…___________________
- sharpened steel… cutlass, rapier, katana… hilt…scabbard…blade…____________________
- spread it… goes with jelly… Jif, Peter Pan, Skippy… crunchy or creamy… _________________
- whiskers… tabby… stray…feline…meow…purrs…nine lives…soft fur… ___________________
- happy… face…grin, smirk…say “cheese”… dimples…teeth showing…__________________
- pictures when sleeping… pleasant…sandman brings…Martin Luther King… _____________
- meat meet Natasha will _________ you at the grocery store to pick up some _________ for the stew.
- acts axe There were few ___________ in Vaudeville that involved throwing an _________ blindfolded.
- steel steal Do not __________ the ______________ bracelets before you take all the silver and gold ones.
- choose chews My poodle, Fifi, _____________ only the dog toys that I ____________ for her.
- fir fur The cat must like climbing the Christmas tree, I reasoned, as I picked _______ needles out of his _________.
- hair hare The __________ in the backyard is the same color as my __________.
- knot not That is __________ the correct _______ _____ to secure your boat.
- mined mind I do not _________ seeing where the diamonds are ___________.
- see sea When sailing the __________, you may _________ a mermaid.
- beat beet You will have to _________ me in order to get me to eat another pickled __________.
1. seller cellar The ____________ did not want to have visitors until he had cleaned out the ____________.
2. flex flecks My personal trainer picks __________of lint off his spandex while I attempt to __________my
muscles.
3. conch conk Captain Nick will _____________ you on the head with a _____________ shell if you disobey
him again.
4. groan grown “I have ____________ too fat to fit into my favorite jeans,” she said with a _________.
5. disgust discussed We have already ____________ my _____________ of pork rinds.
6. banned band My favorite _____________ has been ______________ from the hotel for trashing their room.
7. waist waste Even though that donut will go straight to my _________, it seems a shame to __________ it.
8. hoarse horse Samantha grew __________ calling for her escaped ____________.
9. sealing ceiling Why is there ____________ wax upon the ______________?
10. gate gait The sisters giggled at the strange _________ of the man, as he plodded through the front
___________.
Dog Breeds
Days of the Week
Singers
Hand Tools
Power Tools
Seasons
Months of the Year
Trees
Numbers
Colors
Directions
Use any of these as starters for playing with words in different ways. See video below for examples of how to coach.
- Body Parts (Shoe)
- Trees (Rice)
- Things that cut (Glue)
- Personal Care Items (Windex)
- Food to Bake with (Soup)
- Days of the week (Mother’s day)
- Colors (Clear)
- Pets (Whale)
- Alcohol beverages (Milk)
- Black items (Snow)
- Pattern types (Flannel)
- Weather related (dirt)
- Vehicles with non human power source (Roller Skates)
- Mammals, zoo animals (Flea)
- Numbers (Decade)
- Seasons (November)
- Cities (Africa)
- Fast Food (Vitamins)
- Heads of State (Student)
- Planets (Solar)
- Parts of the Face (Toes)
- Trees (Ivy)
- Hand tools (Table Saw)
- Emotions (Smile)
- Parts of Speech (Paragraph)
- Holidays (Tuesday)
- Countries (Maine)
- Two dimensional shapes (Globe)
- Non Alcohol Beverages (Beer)
- Pets (Jackal)
- Hair Styles (Fedora)
- Types of Precipitation (Clouds)
- Car or Truck Manufacturers (Truck)
- Types of Shoes (Socks)
- Things to Sit on (Coffee Table) or Furniture in a Home (Throne)
- Months (Winter)
- US Cities (Havana)
- Languages (Renaissance)
- Government officers (Lawyer)
- Clothes to keep warm with (Bikini)
Panda | School Bus | Computer | Socks |
Coffee | Hammer | Ranch | Superman |
Candle | Pumpkin | Elvis | Wedding |
McDonalds | Oven | Oxygen | Knife |
Peanut Butter | Cat | Smile | Dream |
- Natasha will _meet___ you at the grocery store to pick up some _meat_____ for the stew.
- There were few __acts______ in Vaudeville that involved throwing an _axe______ blindfolded.
- Do not _steal___ the ___steel_____ bracelets before you take all the silver and gold ones.
- My poodle, Fifi, ___chews____ only the dog toys that I __choose_____ for her.
- The cat must like climbing the Christmas tree, I reasoned, as I picked __fir___ needles out of his __fur___.
- The __hare____ in the backyard is the same color as my __hair___.
- That is __not____ the correct ___knot___ to secure your boat.
- I do not ___mind___ seeing where the diamonds are _mined___.
- When sailing the __sea_____, you may _see____ a mermaid.
- You will have to __beat__ me in order to get me to eat another pickled _beet___.
What are these? Can you name each breed?
What are these? Can you name each type?
What are these? Can you name them?