Spelling
it Rightpuzzles 11
Playing
word games
helps create
an interest
in words
and
their
spellings
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Word Square puzzle using just pencil and paperHere is a simple
word game that children enjoy.
Start with an empty grid of
squares. In my example
I've used a 6 x 6 grid but you can have as
many as you like.
You begin by writing a word along the top row.
The last two
letters of your word must be used as the first two
letters of
the next word - and so on ....
Fill the grid in a
clockwise direction, forming a spiral. Look at
the one I've
completed. I started with the word "door".
| d |
o |
o |
r |
a |
n |
| m |
p |
l |
e |
s |
g |
| a |
e |
c |
o |
s |
e |
| e |
s |
d |
n |
o |
n |
| t |
a |
e |
c |
n |
e |
| s |
o |
m |
l |
a |
r |
You'll see that the words I've used
are:
door-->orange-->general-->almost-->steam-->ample-->
lesson-->once-->cease-->second
Notice
that you have to choose words whose last two letters
make a
possible start to a new word. So, for example, you
couldn't use
the word "thing" because there aren't any
English words
starting with "ng-".
In my grid I got away with "second"
because it was the final
word - so I didn't need to find a word
starting "nd-".
Now draw your own grid and have a try.
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