{"product_id":"english-teachers-book-of-instant-word-games-isbn-9780876283035","title":"English Teacher's Book of Instant Word Games","description":"A unique collection of over 200 fun, reproducible word games organized into seven sections covering Development of the English Language (Latin Phrases and Words from William Shakespeare) ... Grammar \u0026amp; Usage (Parts of Speech, Lie and Lay and Misplaced Modifiers) ... Punctuation (Which Punctuation Mark) ... Spelling \u0026amp; Pronunciation (Irregular Plurals and Palindromes) ... Names of People, Places \u0026amp; Things (Places with Colorful Names) ... Language as an Art Form (Euphemisms, Oxymorons and Echoic Words) ... and Miscellaneous Word Games (Expressions Using UP).  About this book.  \u003cp\u003eSECTION 1.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevelopment of the English language.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStages of development.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSynonyms from Anglo-Saxons and Latin.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLatin and Greek synonyms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLatin phrases.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWords from the European Countries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWords from the Romance Languages.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWords from Asia, the Middle East, and the Islands.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWords from Native American Languages.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWords from William Shakespeare.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhrases from William Shakespeare.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhrases from Miguel de Cervantes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProverbs from John Heywood.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoublets.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrefixes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuffixes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoots.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrigins of words.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMore word origins.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompounds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClipped words.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlends.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcronyms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEponyms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWords from brand names.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneralizations and specialization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA mysterious example of generalization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElevation and degeneration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBack formation and folk etymology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSlang.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObsolescent and obsolete words.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeologisms and nonce words.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew words in politics and government.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew words in business and industry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew terms in science and medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew terms in art and music.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew terms in sports.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew terms for types of people.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew words for foods and fashion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew names for new products.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBritish English.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAustralian English.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSECTION 2.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar and usage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParts of speech.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of nouns.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of objects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDirect objects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecognizing verbs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrincipal parts of verbs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransitive, intransitive, active, and passive verbs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLie and lay.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVerb tense.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubjunctives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNouns or verbs?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgreement of subjects and verbs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePronouns.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of pronouns.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecognizing adjectives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecognizing adverbs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdjectives or adverbs?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecognizing prepositions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConjunctions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrefixes and suffixes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDependent clauses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubordinate clauses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSimple, compound, and complex sentences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSentence fragments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMisplace modifiers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe importance of capital letters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCapitalization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParallel construction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnnecessary words.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreferred usage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParagraphing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe importance of punctuation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of punctuation marks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePunctuation rules.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhich punctuation mark?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnd punctuation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePunctuating a series.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePunctuating appositive and adjective clauses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePunctuating interrupters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePunctuating quotations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApostrophes in possessive nouns.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApostrophes in contractions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe importance of periods and apostrophes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommon abbreviations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSECTION 3.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpelling and pronunciation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRules for spelling plurals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIrregular plurals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSilent letters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI before E.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe schwa.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWords with repeated letters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \"eyes\" words.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \"seed\" words.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWords containing E's.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWords containing the sound of OO.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWords containing the sounds of A and AR.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWords containing the sounds of E and I.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWords containing the sound of SH.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnusual vowel combinations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWords with ABLE and IBLE.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoubling letters before suffixes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdding prefixes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSimilar words often confused.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSynonyms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSynonyms inside words.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOodles of synonyms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAntonyms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAntonym chain.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHomonyms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnimal homonyms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHeteronyms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnagrams.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMore anagrams.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePalindromes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpelling demons.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpelling hexagrams.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpelling maze.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePronunciation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSame spelling but different pronunciation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccent shift.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnunciation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSECTION 4.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNames of people, places, and things.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlaces in the US named after people.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlaces in the world named after people.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeanings of places names.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlaces with colorful names.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eItems named after places.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrigins of surnames.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSurnames based on occupations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNames related to animals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNames of writers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eItems named after people.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWords from mythology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrigins of brand names.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNames of cars.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNames of birds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNames of flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOccupational names.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNames of imaginary people.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSECTION 5.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLanguage an art form.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechniques in prose writing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerms used by writers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFigures of speech.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSimiles and metaphors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEuphemisms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAntithesis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiblical allusions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAllusion to fables, myths and literature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSymbolism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParallel proverbs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMalapropisms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOxymorons.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConnotation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSound effects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTautonymic expressions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInner rhyme.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVowel change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEchoic words (Onomatopoeia).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRhyme.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRhyme schemes and stanzas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRhythm.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcrete poems (Calligrams).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSECTION 6.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMiscellaneous word games.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOctober quiz.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThanksgiving.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYuletide.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJanuary games.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBe my Valentine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePresidents day.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarch game.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArbor Day.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMother's Day and Father's Day.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShopping for rhymes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHink Pink People.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTom Twisties.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnimals in Sayings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerms related to animals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMore animal terms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSounds animals make.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDogs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eColorful expressions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExpressions using up.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExpressions involving a series.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExpression involving food.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMisleading expressions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerms containing body parts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExpressions involving body parts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDouble meanings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMisinterpretations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoney terms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePostal abbreviations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGobbledygook.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLetterspeak.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDaffy definitions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBaseball and football terms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWords containing roman numerals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNumerical prefixes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe wicked witch.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBreak-aparts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhobias.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRepeated words.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMost beautiful words.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe end.\u003c\/p\u003e Ruth Rice, a former classroom teacher, has authored more than 80 sets of educational materials and written numerous puzzles and games as a contributing editor to Scholastic Scope Magazine.  Here's a unique collection of over 200 fun, ready-to-use word games and activities to introduce secondary English students of all ability levels to the sheer joy of word play while they practice and review a wide variety of skills.  \u003cp\u003eYou'll find these 5-to 15-minute activity sheets ideal for a variety of purposes— introducing or reviewing material...beginning or ending the class period... occupying students who finish their assignments early...helping individual students practice a particular skill...or simply providing a light moment in the classroom!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor quick access and easy use, these activities are conveniently organized into seven sections:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDevelopment of the English Language— 42 activities highlight the development of English, including Latin and Greek influences, changes in word forms and meanings, words from Shakespeare and others, and the spread of English across the world.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGrammar and usage— 32 activities help build skills in parts of speech, sentence construction, fragments, misplaced modifiers, and more.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePunctuation— 13 activities illustrate the uses of punctuation marks and demonstrate, often humorously, how punctuation can change meaning.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSpelling and pronunciation— 36 activities help students learn spelling rules and their exceptions, and teach about synonyms, homonyms, anagrams, and more.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNames of people, places and things— 17 activities make it fun for students to investigate the origins of surnames, place names, brand names, and more.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLanguage as an Art Form— 22 activities teach literary techniques and devices, including figure of speech, symbolism, onomatopoeia, allusions, rhyme and rhythm, malapropisms, oxymorons, and euphemisms.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMiscellaneous word games— 41 fun activities play with double meanings, idioms, and other features of the language, or tie into holidays and special events.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e These games cover a wide range of difficulty and can be used with all students at different levels of learning. 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