Posts for the 'Word Fun' Category


What’s Up with Up?

September 24th, 2009

There is a two-letter word in English that perhaps has more meanings than any other two-letter word, and that word is “UP.”
It is listed in the dictionary as being used as an [adv], [prep], [adj], [n] or [v].
It’s easy to understand UP, meaning toward the sky or at the top of the list, but when [...]

Homophones Worksheet

July 30th, 2009

Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and are spelled differently. Here are some examples:

homophones-table

Beach Anagrams

July 21st, 2009

An anagram is a word or phrase made by rearranging the letters in another word or phrase.
Unscramble the letters to form a word or phrase.
THEME: The Beach

Rattle Saw 
He Is Nuns
Run Figs 
Hang In Tubs
Do Sub Fry
Soy Stand 
Axle Grin
Grained

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Answers:
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Saltwater
Sunshine
Surfing
Sunbathing
Bodysurf
Sand Toys
Relaxing
Reading

Famous Books Anagrams

July 17th, 2009

An anagram is a word or phrase made by rearranging the letters in another word or phrase.
Unscramble the letters to form a word or phrase.
THEME: Famous Books

Try Trap Hero
Dog Kick Ball Into Rim
Wittiest Ace Fool
Hedge Within Town
Eel Bunch Fry Rink
Juice Dripped A Nerd
A Cottagers Next Pie
Forge The Warpaths

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Answers:
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Harry Potter
To Kill a Mockingbird
Tale of Two Cities
Gone [...]

Fun With Words II

June 19th, 2009

HUMOR FOR LEXOPHILES

I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger…..and then it hit me.
Police were called to a day care where a three-year-old was resisting a rest.
Did you hear about the guy whose entire left side was cut off? Well!!! He’s all right now.
The roundest knight at King Arthur’s round table was Sir Cumference.
The butcher backed up into the meat grinder and got a little behind in his work.
To write with a broken pencil is pointless.
When fish are in schools they sometimes take debate.