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Domino Games
Printable Domino Games for
Reading and Phonics
by Teresa Evans
Copyright © 2011 Teresa Evans.
All rights reserved.
Permission is given for the making of copies for use
in the home or classroom of the purchaser only.
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Contents
Preparing the Domino Games
3
Contraction Dominoes
4
Contraction Dominoes Set 1
6
Contraction Dominoes Set 2
8
Homophones Dominoes
10
Synonym Dominoes
14
Antonym Dominoes
18
Five in a Row Dominoes
22
Five in a Row Prefixes Dominoes Set 1 – re over under mid pre mis
24
Five in a Row Prefixes Dominoes Set 2 – un in im ir il dis
26
Five in a Row Suffixes Dominoes Set 1 – ly ness ship ful est less
29
Five in a Row Suffixes Dominoes Set 2 – ive er hood let able ant
31
Five in a Row Compound Words Dominoes
33
Five in a Row Syllables Dominoes
36
Words in Words Dominoes
39
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Preparing the Domino Games
To Prepare Each Game
Print the Domino Cards and Instruction Cards for the game and cut into
separate cards. These can be laminated to make them more durable if you
choose.
Store the cards for the games in a plastic bag or envelope.
On each card for each game, there is a small graphic to help you identify
which set a card belongs to if it is separated from the set.
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Contractions
Dominoes
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Contractions Dominoes
a game for 2 - 4 players
Place the dominoes face down.
Each player takes 4 dominoes.
The first player lays a domino in the center.
The next player tries to join onto this domino by matching a contraction to its
meaning. e.g. don’t – do not.
If a player can’t make a join, they pick up a domino.
Players continue to join a domino or pick up a domino.
When there are no more dominoes to pick up a player misses a turn if they can’t put
one down.
The first player to use all of their dominoes is the winner.
Please Note: Dominoes can be placed vertically or horizontally when joining to
another domino but cannot be placed over another domino.
Contractions Dominoes Challenge
a Challenge for Individuals
Can you join all of the dominoes in a long row so that each join matches a
contraction to its meaning?
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Contractions Dominoes Set 1
it will
is not
that will
they have
I’m I am
they’ve they have
she’ll she will
who’s who is
we are
you’ve you have
are not
what’s what is
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isn’t
that’ll
they’ve
we’re
aren’t
I’ll
I will
wasn’t was not
hasn’t
has not
there’s there is
who’d
who would
you’ll you will
weren’t
were not
that’s this is
shouldn’t
should not
they’re they are
he’d
he had
doesn’t does not
it’ll
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Contractions Dominoes Set 2
there will
have not
you’d you had
couldn’t could not
it is
haven’t
it’s
I’d I would
hadn’t
had not
won’t will not
don’t
do not
we’ve we have
there’d
he’ll he will
here’s
there would
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here is
can’t cannot
you are
who’s who is
I have
they will
that would
she is
you’re
I’ve
let’s let us
they’ll
wouldn’t would not
that’d
they’d they would
didn’t did not
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she’s
there’ll
Homophones
Dominoes
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Homophones Dominoes
a game for 2 - 4 players
Place the dominoes face down.
Each player takes 4 dominoes.
The first player lays a domino in the center.
The next player tries to join onto this domino by matching a word on the domino to a
matching homophone on one of their cards e.g. blue, blew.
If a player can’t make a join, they pick up a domino.
Players continue to join a domino or pick up a domino.
When there are no more dominoes to pick up a player misses a turn if they can’t put
one down.
The first player to use all of their dominoes is the winner.
Please Note: Dominoes can be placed vertically or horizontally when joining to
another domino but cannot be placed over another domino.
Homophones Dominoes Challenge
a Challenge for Individuals
Can you join all of the dominoes in a long row so that each join matches a
homophone pair?
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Homophones Dominoes
week
bury
allowed aloud
berry
blue blew
flour
flower
heard herd
no
know
plane plain
principal
principle
piece peace
sale
threw through
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sail
whether
weather
write right
whole
hole
some sum
sent
cent
tale tail
way
weigh
which witch
waste
waist
steal steel
there
where wear
weak
they’re
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Synonyms
Dominoes
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Synonyms Dominoes
a game for 2 - 4 players
Place the dominoes face down.
Each player takes 4 dominoes.
The first player lays a domino in the center.
The next player tries to join onto this domino by matching a word on the domino to a
matching synonym on one of their cards e.g. large, huge.
If a player can’t make a join, they pick up a domino.
Players continue to join a domino or pick up a domino.
When there are no more dominoes to pick up a player misses a turn if they can’t put
one down.
The first player to use all of their dominoes is the winner.
Please Note: Dominoes can be placed vertically or horizontally when joining to
another domino but cannot be placed over another domino.
Synonyms Dominoes Challenge
a Challenge for Individuals
Can you join all of the dominoes in a long row so that each join matches a word to its
synonym?
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Synonyms Dominoes
necessary dreadful awful
fascinating
secure
interesting
large huge
curious inquisitive
entire
angry furious
careless
small tiny
gloomy
tasty delicious
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safe
whole
reckless
dull
wealthy
affluent
powerful
combined
truthful
delicate
regular
bumpy uneven
clever intelligent
fearful scared
amazed astounded
strong
together
honest
fragile
wild feral
usual
strange odd
essential
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Antonyms
Dominoes
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Antonyms Dominoes
a game for 2 - 4 players
Place the dominoes face down.
Each player takes 4 dominoes.
The first player lays a domino in the center.
The next player tries to join onto this domino by matching a word on the domino to a
matching antonym on one of their cards e.g. neat, untidy.
If a player can’t make a join, they pick up a domino.
Players continue to join a domino or pick up a domino.
When there are no more dominoes to pick up a player misses a turn if they can’t put
one down.
The first player to use all of their dominoes is the winner.
Please Note: Dominoes can be placed vertically or horizontally when joining to
another domino but cannot be placed over another domino.
Antonyms Dominoes Challenge
a Challenge for Individuals
Can you join all of the dominoes in a long row so that each join matches a word to its
antonym?
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Antonyms Dominoes
thin
polite rude
smooth
uneven
simple elaborate
elderly
youthful
neat untidy
healthy
sickly
narrow wide
dry
moist
horizontal vertical
dull
shiny
private public
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agree
refuse
cooked raw
found
lost
shout whisper
most
least
close distant
start
end
answer question
loud
fail succeed
foolish
soft
wise
follow lead
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thick
Five in a Row
Dominoes
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Five in a Row Prefixes Dominoes
a game for 2 - 4 players
Place the dominoes face down.
Each player takes 5 dominoes.
Players attempt to join their 5 dominoes in a row to make 4 words by joining prefixes
to words.
The first player to do so is the winner.
If no players can join all 5 dominoes, players each return one of their dominoes face
down with the others and then choose a new domino.
Players continue to swap one domino for a new one until one player is able to make
4 words with a row of 5 dominoes.
Five in a Row Prefixes
Dominoes Challenge
a Challenge for Individuals
Print the dominoes onto paper and cut into individual cards.
Lay the dominoes face down. Choose 5 dominoes. The challenge is to make 4
words with a row of 5 dominoes.
If you can’t join all 5 dominoes, return one of the dominoes face down with the others
and then choose a new domino.
Continue to do this until you can make a row of 5 dominoes making 4 words.
Five in a Row Prefixes Dominoes
Super Challenge
a Challenge for Individuals
Can you join all of the dominoes in a long row so that every join makes a word?
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5 in a Row Prefixes Dominoes Set 1 re over under mid pre mis Words
active
summer
act
re turn
mid
under line
over
mid week
re
appear
over sleep
under
ground
pre pay
re
over ripe
mis
new
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lead
quote
over heat
mis
re act
pre
mis spell
mid
way
under charge
mis
print
pre judge
pre
cook
mid night
mature
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under
5 in a Row Prefixes Dominoes Set 2 un in im ir il dis Words
polite
un certain
il
legal
im mobile
ir
rational
dis connect
in
appropriate
dis approve
un
familiar
in active
il
legible
dis agree
im
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possible
ir removable
in
correct
un happy
ir
responsible
dis appear
il
logical
im mortal
un
common
ir regular
in
expensive
il literate
im
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Five in a Row Suffixes Dominoes
a game for 2 - 4 players
Place the dominoes face down.
Each player takes 5 dominoes.
Players attempt to join their 5 dominoes in a row to make 4 words by joining suffixes
to words.
The first player to do so is the winner.
If no players can join all 5 dominoes, players each return one of their dominoes face
down with the others and then choose a new domino.
Players continue to swap one domino for a new one until one player is able to make
4 words with a row of 5 dominoes.
Five in a Row Suffixes
Dominoes Challenge
a Challenge for Individuals
Print the dominoes onto paper and cut into individual cards.
Lay the dominoes face down. Choose 5 dominoes. The challenge is to make 4
words with a row of 5 dominoes.
If you can’t join all 5 dominoes, return one of the dominoes face down with the others
and then choose a new domino.
Continue to do this until you can make a row of 5 dominoes making 4 words.
Five in a Row Suffixes Dominoes
Super Challenge
a Challenge for Individuals
Can you join all of the dominoes in a long row so that every join makes a word?
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5 in a Row Suffixes Dominoes Set 1 ly ness ship ful est less Words
ly
small est
weak
ness
hope less
ship
quick ly
care
less
delight ful
friend
partner
ship
dark ness
quick
est
slow est
cheer
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ful
still ness
ship
joy ful
relation
sad
ly
sudden ly
est
champion ship
fright
sleep less
kind
life less
heaven
ful
ness
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tall
5 in a Row Suffixes Dominoes Set 2 ive er hood let able ant Words
ive
able
ive
ant
hood
er
boy hood
mass ive
port able
fix er
book let
depend ant
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erase
act
attend
woman
paint
pig
let
drop let
teacher
er
play er
break
able
hood
let
ant
account ant
child hood
disrupt ive
prevent able
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man
leaf
assist
attract
Five in a Row Compound Word
Dominoes
a game for 2 - 4 players
Place the dominoes face down.
Each player takes 5 dominoes.
Players attempt to join their 5 dominoes in a row to make 4 words by joining two
words to make a compound word.
The first player to do so is the winner.
If no players can join all 5 dominoes, players each return one of their dominoes face
down with the others and then choose a new domino.
Players continue to swap one domino for a new one until one player is able to make
4 words with a row of 5 dominoes.
Five in a Row Compound Word
Dominoes Challenge
a Challenge for Individuals
Print the dominoes onto paper and cut into individual cards.
Lay the dominoes face down. Choose 5 dominoes. The challenge is to make 4
compound words with a row of 5 dominoes.
If you can’t join all 5 dominoes, return one of the dominoes face down with the others
and then choose a new domino.
Continue to do this until you can make a row of 5 dominoes making 4
compound words.
Five in a Row Compound Word
Dominoes Super Challenge
a Challenge for Individuals
Can you join all of the dominoes in a long row so that every join makes a
compound word?
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5 in a Row Compound Words Dominoes
shell
work
paper
paper
work
storm
snow flake
light house
thunder bolt
sand storm
wall paper
sand stone
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paper
sand
news
house
snow
thunder
cloud
some one
sea
shore
house boat
hair
dresser
some thing
some
times
snow ball
brush
sea food
storm
hair cut
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hair
thunder
sea
Five in a Row Syllables Dominoes
a game for 2 - 4 players
Place the dominoes face down.
Each player takes 5 dominoes.
Players attempt to join their 5 dominoes in a row to make 4 words by joining word
parts.
The first player to do so is the winner.
If no players can join all 5 dominoes, players each return one of their dominoes face
down with the others and then choose a new domino.
Players continue to swap one domino for a new one until one player is able to make
4 words with a row of 5 dominoes.
Five in a Row Syllables
Dominoes Challenge
a Challenge for Individuals
Print the dominoes onto paper and cut into individual cards.
Lay the dominoes face down. Choose 5 dominoes. The challenge is to make 4
words with a row of 5 dominoes.
If you can’t join all 5 dominoes, return one of the dominoes face down with the others
and then choose a new domino.
Continue to do this until you can make a row of 5 dominoes making 4 words.
Five in a Row Syllables Dominoes
Super Challenge
a Challenge for Individuals
Can you join all of the dominoes in a long row so that every join makes a word?
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5 in a Row Syllables Dominoes
kle
cy cle
act
tive
na tion
ban
gle
mass ive
men
tion
star tle
an
kle
mon key
tan
gle
fam ous
tur
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fu ture
don
key
for get
mess
age
tar get
cer
tain
nerv ous
voy
age
fea ture
un
cle
cur tain
sprin
tle
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Words in Words
Dominoes
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Words in Words Dominoes
a game for 2 - 4 players
Place the dominoes face down.
Each player takes 4 dominoes.
The first player lays a domino in the center.
The next player tries to join onto this domino by joining a word with missing letters to
a small word that can be used to complete the word with the missing letters, e.g.
s___g, tin – sting.
If a player can’t make a join, they pick up a domino.
Players continue to join a domino or pick up a domino.
When there are no more dominoes to pick up a player misses a turn if they can’t put
one down.
The first player to use all of their dominoes is the winner.
Please Note: Dominoes can be placed vertically or horizontally when joining to
another domino but cannot be placed over another domino.
Words in Words Dominoes Challenge
a Challenge for Individuals
Can you join all of the dominoes in a long row so that each join matches a word with
missing letters to a small word that can be used to complete the word with the
missing letters, e.g. s___g, tin – sting?
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Words in Words Dominoes
sea
p____le add
c____le
and
c____l raw
sp____t
oil
s____ce our
p____y
art
s____h out
se____g
win
u____sil ten
t____nt
ale
st____e rid
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sepa____e
rat
ins____d tea
be____ve
lie
mi____e nut
g____ing
low
s____e had
s____e
car
g____e rat
c____p
ram
b____n row
h____t
ear
f____ile rag
di____se
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