Oh My Word!!
A vocabulary building activity for secondary classrooms.
Instructions for classroom teacher:
This is a word-wall/vocabulary activity that I use with all my units. This particular one is
designed for Robin Hood unit but, you may change the words and sentences to suit your needs
for any unit.
1. Cut the vocabulary words (found on the second page of the activity) into strips and
place upside down on a desk.
2. Divide the class into teams, with each student having their own copy of page one of the
activity.
3. Students work in their teams to predict suitable words to fill in the blanks for each
sentence.
4. One student from each team is the runner and he/she runs to get one of the actual
vocabulary words from the desk and brings it back to their team.
5. The team works to decide which sentence the word best fits. Everyone fills in their own
sheets.
6. The runner goes back to get another word, and so on, until all the blanks are filled.
7. The first team with all the correct answers, wins. (The answers are on the teacher copy,
attached)
PS: I always have prizes.
Oh My Word!!!
Fill in the Blanks
Team Name: ___________________________________________
Unfinished Sentence
1. The __________ ends with
Queen Elizabeth, unless Prince
Charles decides to become King.
2. Without _________ there would
not be money to pay for social
programs in Canada.
3. The court ________ is a funny
person hired to entertain the king.
4. A type of government where
peasants work for nearly nothing is
known as _________.
5. The Mona Lisa was stolen by an
art _________.
6. Robin Hood took up his
__________ in defence of Maid
Marion.
7. The castle walls were a
_________ climb.
8. We refer to the Queen as Her
__________.
9. Sir Lancelot is a _________ of the
round table.
10. Rats were known to be carriers
of the__________ .
Your Predicted Word
Relay Race Word
Majesty
Plague
Feudalism
Monarchy
Jester
Treacherous
Thief
Sword
Knight
Taxation
Oh My Word!!!
(teacher copy)
Fill in the Blanks
Team Name: ___________________________________________
Unfinished Sentence
1. The refugee from Afghanistan
sought asylum in the United States.
2. The burglar entered the house so
quietly that he remained
inconspicuous.
3.”Voila”!, said Mary as she placed
the finishing touches on the
wedding cake.
4. Melinda’s complexion was sickly
and wan.
5. We are talking about real
teachers, not the pseudo kind.
6. His answer was not clear because
the question was too vague.
7. Sheila and Martha laughed
together simultaneously.
8. Ms. Garratt finds the word
“retarded” to be hurtful and
degrading.
9. Isn’t it ironic that her ride arrived
after she paid the taxi driver?
10. After the storm, the boat
reached shore in a battered state.
Your Predicted Word
Relay Race Word