Spelling and Word Games

Quick Words Colour Words

How many times can you Write out spelling word

write a word in one with each letter in a
minute. different colour.
It has to be spelt correctly
each time! Write the tricky part of the
word in a different colour
or size.

Wednesday
 Cube Words Other Ideas
Draw box shapes for each
Make (or find) a cube and letter in the word as a
stick words on each side. guide for spelling. The size
Roll the cube and someone of each box shows the type
reads the word for their of letter - tall or hanging
partner to spell the word under the line etc:
that is shown.

Use several cubes with like

letters on each side. Roll
the cubes. Can you spell a Trace over letters:
word?
 Word Wheels Word Pyramids
Someone thinks of a nine-
letter word to go in the When learning the spelling
wheel. Put one letter in of a new word, build it up
each section. adding one letter at a time
Your partner makes as to form a pyramid shape.
many words can they
make with the letters? d
Can they see the nine- di
letter word? dis
disa
A
L I disap
E disapp
U
T
disappe
B U disappea
F
disappear
Words Within Words Mnemonics

Can you find any words Can you make up a rhyme

inside your word? to remember the letters in
the correct order?

determined: because:
big elephants can
term always understand
in small elephants
mined
deter said:
silly ants in
dresses
 Word Families Spelling Rules

Can you find any words in Is there a rule to follow?

the same family?

old i before e except

hold after c
cold believe ceiling
bold
told
gold change the y into i
fold and add es

library —> libraries

 Mini Words Etymology

Create a simple scribble Can you find out where

shape and fill each section your word comes from? Is
with a word repeated lots it linked to any other
of times. How small will words?
you need to write?
circle
circus
circuit
circumference
circumnavigate
 BOGGLE Funny letters

Use magnetic letters (or Use different resources to

letters written on cards). write the letters of words.
Turn over/pick up 12 (or
16) letters. You could use:

How many words can you twigs

make in a number of spaghetti
minutes? pipe cleaners
foam
paint
chalks
play dough

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 Word Ladders Word Chunking

Start with a word. Can Split the words into the

you change ONE letter different sound chunks or
each time to make a new syllables. Clap out each
word? part. Spell each part. are
there any tricky bits?

win|ter
bas|ket
be|hind
con|tin|ue