What’s Included
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Designed to meet these objectives:
Language
• Students will recognize synonyms & antonyms.
• Students will correctly use prefixes & suffixes.
• Students will understand homophones.
• Students will learn word meanings.
These easy-to-play games are a great way to
practice vocabulary concepts with the whole class!
As students match up the answers on their cards
with questions on other students’ cards, they get
valuable practice with synonyms, antonyms,
prefixes and suffixes, homophones, and word
meanings.
© 2008 Lakeshore
(800) 428-4414
www.lakeshorelearning.com
LL432
Ages 8+
Printed in China
35 synonym cards
35 antonym cards
35 homophone cards
35 prefix and suffix cards
35 word meaning cards
Storage box with 5 dividers
How to Play
The 175 cards included in the set are divided
evenly into 5 categories: synonyms, antonyms,
homophones, prefixes and suffixes, and word
meanings. Select which skill you will be working
with, and remove the cards for that skill.
Hand out one card to each student in class. If
there are not 35 students in your class, some students will get 2 cards.
Choose a student to go first, and have her read
the question on her card aloud. For example, in
the prefix/suffix set, the first student might read
the question, “Who has the prefix in the word
bicycle?”
The student who has the card with the prefix “bi-”
then reads that answer aloud: “I have bi-.” Then,
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What’s Included
•
•
•
•
•
•
Designed to meet these objectives:
Language
• Students will recognize synonyms & antonyms.
• Students will correctly use prefixes & suffixes.
• Students will understand homophones.
• Students will learn word meanings.
These easy-to-play games are a great way to
practice vocabulary concepts with the whole class!
As students match up the answers on their cards
with questions on other students’ cards, they get
valuable practice with synonyms, antonyms,
prefixes and suffixes, homophones, and word
meanings.
© 2008 Lakeshore
(800) 428-4414
www.lakeshorelearning.com
LL432
Ages 8+
Printed in China
35 synonym cards
35 antonym cards
35 homophone cards
35 prefix and suffix cards
35 word meaning cards
Storage box with 5 dividers
How to Play
The 175 cards included in the set are divided
evenly into 5 categories: synonyms, antonyms,
homophones, prefixes and suffixes, and word
meanings. Select which skill you will be working
with, and remove the cards for that skill.
Hand out one card to each student in class. If
there are not 35 students in your class, some students will get 2 cards.
Choose a student to go first, and have her read
the question on her card aloud. For example, in
the prefix/suffix set, the first student might read
the question, “Who has the prefix in the word
bicycle?”
The student who has the card with the prefix “bi-”
then reads that answer aloud: “I have bi-.” Then,
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he reads the question at the bottom of his card
and the student with the corresponding word
responds. Every card in the set is connected to a
card before it and a card after it. To keep the
game moving at a quick pace, students all need to
pay attention to every question that’s asked!
Play continues in this fashion until all of the cards
have been played. The game will end with the
same student who started play. (In order to play
the game correctly, all of the cards need to be
played. Play can start with any card in the set.)
Extension Activities
• Use the cards as flash cards with your class. Read
each question to your students and then have
students share potential answers. There may be
several acceptable answers.
• For independent or small-group practice, give each
student one card. Have them each create a question that can be answered by the answer on their
card. For example, if the category is prefixes and
suffixes and the answer on their card is “I have
re-,” students could write, “Who has the prefix
in the word reread?” or “Who has the prefix for
the word redo?”
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Meeting Individual Needs
ELL
Preteach unfamiliar words before you play the
games. Use visual aids to help students become
familiar with new words and distinguish between
confusing word pairs.
Let students play the game with partners so that
they can help one another find the answers.
Reteach/Extra Support
Play with a small group of students, using a small
group of selected cards. Students can play several
rounds using the same cards, increasing their
familiarity with the words.
(You should choose the cards in advance to make
sure that they are in the right sequence. With
fewer cards, the game will not “wrap around” to
the first card. You may choose to make your own
card that answers the last question and wraps
back around to the first.)
Challenge
Have students create their own wrap-around game
by making cards themselves. Students can work on
this in small groups, with partners, or individually.
he reads the question at the bottom of his card
and the student with the corresponding word
responds. Every card in the set is connected to a
card before it and a card after it. To keep the
game moving at a quick pace, students all need to
pay attention to every question that’s asked!
Play continues in this fashion until all of the cards
have been played. The game will end with the
same student who started play. (In order to play
the game correctly, all of the cards need to be
played. Play can start with any card in the set.)
Extension Activities
• Use the cards as flash cards with your class. Read
each question to your students and then have
students share potential answers. There may be
several acceptable answers.
• For independent or small-group practice, give each
student one card. Have them each create a question that can be answered by the answer on their
card. For example, if the category is prefixes and
suffixes and the answer on their card is “I have
re-,” students could write, “Who has the prefix
in the word reread?” or “Who has the prefix for
the word redo?”
3
Meeting Individual Needs
ELL
Preteach unfamiliar words before you play the
games. Use visual aids to help students become
familiar with new words and distinguish between
confusing word pairs.
Let students play the game with partners so that
they can help one another find the answers.
Reteach/Extra Support
Play with a small group of students, using a small
group of selected cards. Students can play several
rounds using the same cards, increasing their
familiarity with the words.
(You should choose the cards in advance to make
sure that they are in the right sequence. With
fewer cards, the game will not “wrap around” to
the first card. You may choose to make your own
card that answers the last question and wraps
back around to the first.)
Challenge
Have students create their own wrap-around game
by making cards themselves. Students can work on
this in small groups, with partners, or individually.