Play the game as prescribed in the instructions. In addition, try these variations:

Sort the cards by part of speech. Invite the student to notice if any endings indicate a particular part of speech: Example: “-ism” is a noun ending; “tion” is a noun ending; “ous” is an adjective ending, etc.

Write a word from the deck on a white board and have the student circle every sound in the word.

Write a word from the deck on a white board and have the student write the word into its component syllables.

Have the student define the word.

Have the student provide a synonym for the word.

Have the student provide an antonym for the word.

Have the student provide a word associated with the word.

Have the students list all of the “isms” they can think of.

Have the student spell the word.

Choose 2 words from the deck and have the student use them in an oral sentence.

Choose 2 words from the deck and have the student write a sentence that includes both words.

Choose a word and decide what the root is. Provide another word with the same root.

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