Wonderful Word Puzzle

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1 Wonderful Word Puzzle MINI-BOOKS 20 REPRODUCIBLE MINI-BOOKS PACKED WITH HIGH-INTEREST ACTIVITIES THAT SHARPEN SKILLS IN VOCABULARY, SPELLING, GRAMMAR, AND MORE! by Jan Meyer New York Toronto London Auckland Sydney Mexico City New Delhi Hong Kong Buenos Aires Wonderful Word Puzzle Mini-Books

2 For Jeffrey, Julia, David, Lyndsey and Jamie Scholastic Inc. grants teachers permission to photocopy the mini-books for classroom use. No other part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission of the publisher. For information regarding permission, write to Scholastic Inc.,557 Broadway, New York, NY Cover design by Gerard Fuchs Cover and interior artwork by Mike Moran Interior design by Holly Grundon Literacy consultant Katherine Schulten ISBN: Copyright 2003 by Janet Meyer All rights reserved. Published by Scholastic Inc. Printed in the U.S.A Wonderful Word Puzzle Mini-Books

3 Contents About This Book How to Make the Mini-Books Making the Most of Each Mini-Book.. 5 MINI-BOOKS Words Within Words There s a Bird in That Word Wordy Wigglers The Case of the Missing Words.. 15 Homonyms & Multiple Meanings Mussels With Muscles Prefixes & Suffixes That s Amazing Compound Words Compound Roundup Barefoot Football Syllables The Syllable Shuffler Missing Letters One for All Clueless Crosswords Rhyming Words Rhyme Finds Secret Codes Crack the Code Anagrams & Scramblers Field Trip Scramble Magic Hat Trick Chef Alfonso s Word Recipe Idioms & Similes Eating Your Words Antonyms & Synonyms Zigs & Zags Synonym Search Making Words Shrink Ems Be a Word Wizard ANSWERS Wonderful Word Puzzle Mini-Books

4 Is that a rat in the refrigerator? Fill in the missing letters to complete the ratty words that fit these clues. Rats! Now try to find the insects that are in these words. Fill in the missing insect names to complete the words that fit the clues. a baby s toy: r a t a kind of meat: f Captain Hook was one: r a t a piece of pizza or bread: s something to do if you itch: r a t a doe to its fawn: e r 98.6ºF, for example: r a t an old-fashioned vehicle: g y some birds do this for the winter: r a t you need one to see a movie: e t Super Stumper: a long outdoor foot race: r a t butterflies have them: e n n a e 6 3 There s a Bird in That Word Word Puzzle Mini-Books page 11 Which mammal is in each of these words? Fill in the missing mammal names to complete the words that fit the clues. a large number: m i l Q. What s an owl s favorite sport? Santa has a white one: d a type of boat: k a a source of power: t e r y A. Bowl i n g a kind of fruit: g r a week at the beach, for example: v a i o n Name 8

5 There are farm animals in these words. Can you fill in the missing letters to complete the words that fit the clues? an opposite of older : e w e an ancient Egyptian structure: r a m an organ of the body: k i d someone who s not very brave: c o w a bird seen in city parks: p i g Super Stumper: it s used for jumping fun: r a m 4 Birds are hiding in these words! Can you fill in the missing letters to complete the words that fit the clues? it s filled with air: l o o n a kind of tool : w r e n an angry look: o w l a room in a house: h e n to feel sorry: e g r e t a type of oven: c r o w 2 Word Puzzle Mini-Books page 12 Did you see the ant in the restaurant? Fill in the missing letters to complete the words that fit the clues. male deer have them: a n t this mammal has a trunk: a n t a synonym for baby : a n t What adjective describes a fish that won t share? f i s h Here are more words in which there are ocean dwellers. Fill in the missing letters to complete the words that fit the clues. it s followed by an! : c l a m a reptile: c o d a type of metal: e e l 5 7

6 fall, all, less, son, lesson, song, glove, love, over, very, you, your, our, rod, rode, rodent, den, dent There are 17 words with three or more letters in this There are 19 words with three or more letters in this b a d d r e s s h i p l a n e t r i m a s k i p r o t a t e a c h a n g e r m o t h e r i p e t 6 3 There are 18 words with three or more letters in this The caterpillars in this mini-book are packed with overlapping words and words within words. All of the words are formed with letters that are next to each other. Word Puzzle Mini-Books page 13 s p i l l o w a s t a r r o w h e a t a p e e l Can you find 18 words with three or more letters in this Wordy Wiggler? fallessongloveryourodent Name 8

7 4 2 There are 18 words with three or more letters in this i f o r t u n e a r t h i n k n o w i n d o w n There are 17 words with three or more letters in this s h o w h o l e m o n e y e t h i s l i d e a r Word Puzzle Mini-Books page 14 There are 18 words with three or more letters in this s p i t c h a i r i b b o n e g g o l d r a g e There are 17 words with three or more letters in this s c a r t o o n i c e n t e r u s h e l f i n d 5 7