MIDDLE SCHOOL WORD PUZZLES - published by Stillsonworks in 2002 - by Alan Stillson

 

One thousand enjoyable and thought-provoking word puzzles for middle school students – ten puzzles per page – 114 pages - 8.5 by 11 - reproducible for classroom sets and transparencies – written by a licensed teacher with eight years of middle school experience and six other puzzle and game books.

These are short word puzzles, covering a wide variety of interesting and relevant topics at varying levels of difficulty. This book is perfect for:

• Planned lessons
• Planned or spontaneous special activities
• School libraries
• Emergency plans for substitute teachers
• Home schooling
• Personal enjoyment for students and parents
• Gifts for deserving students

 

Here are three examples of sections and sample puzzles:

1. Name Games:
Fill in the blanks with a name and a word with the same pronunciation. They might be spelled the same way (like May and may) or differently (like Jim and gym).
Example: __________ cleaned the mud from the welcome __________.

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2. Curtailments:
Fill in the blanks with two words where the second word is missing the last letter of the first word (like bunt and bun).
Example: The telephone __________ and I __________ to answer it.

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3. Incomplete Cities (and all other “incomplete” sections):
Fill in the blanks with the missing letters.
Example: __ I T __ __ B U __ G __

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