This game trains your brain to group words into categories. The goal is to make links between words and then extend your group. Tutors/teachers: You can read a list and ask students to name the category; the winner reads the next list. Or, you can pass out this worksheet and ask partners to complete it cooperatively.
1. What five-letter word follows each word? ________________
Book
Jewelry
Clothing
Hardware
Grocery
Can you name one more?
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2. What six-letter word do these items have in common? ________________
Cat
Cow
Horse
Fly
Snake
Can you name one more?
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3. What five-letter word do these objects have in common? ________________
Grass
Lime
Spinach
“Go” light
U.S. dollar
Can you name one more?
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4. What three-letter word do these objects have in common?
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Soup
Volcano
Desert
Coffee
Sun
Can you name one more?
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Suggested answers 1. store; 2. animal (living); 3. green; 4. hot.
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