Word Games and Puzzles MILL1ON Joan Acosta www.bestofthereader.ca bestofthereader.ca Best of the Reader series of books by Joan Acosta is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 Canada Licence joan@joanacosta.ca Copyright 2013 www.bestofthereader.ca Contents Welcome Word play Find the words Find the differences 12 Crosswords 18 Sudoku 22 Tongue twisters and riddles 25 Answers for puzzles 26 www.bestofthereader.ca Welcome This e-book is part of a series called Best of The Reader Most of the material in the e-books is from The Westcoast Reader It is a newspaper for adults who are improving their English reading skills To the reader You can use this book in a classroom, with a tutor, or on your own You can check your answers at the end of the book To the teacher Learners can the puzzles and word games individually, in pairs, or in groups Teachers’ Guide There is a Teachers’ Guide on this website The guide has ideas on how to use the e-books with students Reading levels Most of the e-books in this series have three reading levels This e-book does not have stories It has puzzles and word games, and there are no reading levels Acknowledgements The author gratefully acknowledges the financial support of Capilano University for this project Most of the material in this book first appeared in The Westcoast Reader (1982 to 2009) Credits Illustrations Front cover—Find the differences: Nola Johnston Pages: 8, 9, 18, 20, 21, 25: Guy Parsons; Pages 14, 15, 16, 17: Nola Johnston; Page 7: iStockphotos; Pages 12, 13: Craig Freeman: Pages 10, 11: Government Information Office, Republic of China (Taiwan) www.bestofthereader.ca Word play Can you guess these words and expressions? school W A cof fee L K st or e cloudy MILL1ON e l k c u b EVER EVER EVER EVER ☞ More on page www.bestofthereader.ca Word play Can you guess these words and expressions? M O T H ever 22222 DAY think think E W WALK L K R ever ever ever yearly ABCDEF GHIJKLM NOPQRS TVWXYZ bit YouJustMe www.bestofthereader.ca Find the words: Musical instruments Find the words in the puzzle Some words go across and some go down bagpipes banjo djembe drums horn mandolin maracas piano saxophone sitar trumpet violin m a r a c a s s a c h d b a n j o a u d t r u m p e t x j p m m e h j n h o r n a g b a g p i p e s n w v d s n k h d p d l i j e k i o r i o e o e l a z n u a l d l m k d k e m n i j i b y z z m s o n y n e s i t a r x The Westcoast Reader 4/2009 b www.bestofthereader.ca Find the words: Valentine’s Day Fill in the blanks with words from the puzzle On February 14, my boyfriend gave me a big box of and a beautiful red I gave him a and a card In the evening we went to a fancy restaurant We ordered a delicious and a bottle of Puzzle Find the words in the puzzle Some words go across and some go down valentine dinner rose gift chocolates wine v a o g r w c g h i d i h p p t n e c k z r n t o l s f e x l b e j r x a v k l v o t v k u r o t c m f i n o r o w r k a v a l e n t r r o s e e t e n k n s i g y n d t t h d i z e h b a j k t p s v t There is one more “Valentine” word in the puzzle Can you find it? The Westcoast Reader 2/2009 www.bestofthereader.ca Find the words: Sounds Circle the correct answers Then find the words in the puzzle Cows _ a chirp b moo Mice _ a squeak b whistle Keys _ a jingle b honk 10 Lions _ a bark b roar Dogs _ a moo b bark 11 Cats _ a meow b tick Kettles _ a jingle b whistle 12 Ducks _ a moo b quack Bees _ a buzz b bark 13 Horns _ a honk b tick Owls _ a moo b hoot 14 Pigs a oink b hiss Frogs _ a croak b meow 15 Balloons a bleep b pop Clocks _ a honk b tick 16 Turkeys a gobble b ping m j i n g l e e c b p c s t i c k a o b q l j q k r p u u a c m m k o z e y r o i e i z a l o o x g n d k a a w a y k f o o k h q n a m e o w i u i r o a r l s a h o o t g u t c h o n k y i l k h g o b b l e x www.bestofthereader.ca Find the words: Chinese zodiac Each year of the Chinese lunar calendar is named after one of 12 animals Find the 12 animals in the puzzle Some words go across and some go down rat ox tiger rabbit dragon snake horse sheep monkey rooster pig dog r q t p i g y c e u u q g s n a k e a i b d o r o x z x l b c r a a p b r n n r h a t b c z r r m o o g j b x r a t o o r o q i a k k e n s s n x t i g e r k t e f f g j p w b e e q j j d p d o g y r o 2014 is the Year of the Horse 10 www.bestofthereader.ca Find the differences Can you find differences between picture A and picture B? A ☞ Picture B on page 15 14 www.bestofthereader.ca Find the differences B Each time you find a difference, circle it, and put a checkmark in a box q q q q q q q q The Westcoast Reader11/2002 15 www.bestofthereader.ca Find the differences Can you find 12 differences between picture A and picture B? A The office of the editor of The Westcoast Reader in 1982 ☞ Picture B on page 17 16 www.bestofthereader.ca Find the differences B The office of the editor of The Westcoast Reader in 2009 12 q Each time you find a difference, circle it, and put a checkmark in a box q q q q q q q q q q q 17 The Westcoast Reader 6/2009 www.bestofthereader.ca Crossword: Nature Across Down 10 Down 10 Across 18 www.bestofthereader.ca Crossword: Opposites Down 10 11 12 Across Write the opposite of each word below in the crossword puzzle Down Across Opposite of buy Opposite of cheap Opposite of push Opposite of empty Opposite of true Opposite of cooked Opposite of soft Opposite of last Opposite of wide Opposite of cold 10 Opposite of right Opposite of clean 11 Opposite of black 12 Opposite of early 19 www.bestofthereader.ca Crossword: Balls What is the name of the sport that goes with each ball? Down Across Across Down 20 www.bestofthereader.ca Crossword: Things to in the summer Down Across Down Across Play _ _ _ _ Have a _ _____ Paddle a _ _ _ _ _ Plant some _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Go for a _ _ _ _ Catch a _ _ _ _ Sleep in a _ _ _ _ Fly a _ _ _ _ 21 www.bestofthereader.ca y s a Sudoku E column Many people like to play Sudoku It is a number puzzle Start with an easy Sudoku row Here is an easy Sudoku puzzle It has 16 squares Rule Each column of four squares, each row of four squares, and each box of four squares has the numbers 1, 2, 3, and in any order box 4 3 Try these two Sudoku puzzles 2 2  More on page 23 22 www.bestofthereader.ca de r Ha r Sudoku These three Sudokus are a little more difficult They each have 36 squares 3 Rules Each column of six squares, each row of six squares, and each box of six squares must have the numbers to 6 5 3 4 2 4  More on page 24 23 www.bestofthereader.ca r a H st e d Sudoku These three Sudokus are even more difficult They each have 81 squares Rules Each column of nine squares, each row of nine squares, and each box of nine squares (three squares by three squares) must have the numbers to 9 9 9 6 8 9 2 6 6 1 1 9 8 5 5 24 www.bestofthereader.ca Tongue twisters Tongue twisters are phrases or sentences that are hard to say They are good pronunciation practice Try to say each of these quickly three times  Four fine fresh fish for you  Six silly sisters selling shiny shoes  Willy’s real rear wheel  Flash message Riddles Riddles are popular in many countries They are a kind of puzzle You have to guess the answer to a riddle The answers to these riddles are on page 28 What can you catch but not throw? What belongs to you, but other people use it more than you do? What does everyone in the world at the same time? What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, and has a bed but never sleeps? What has teeth, but can’t bite? Do you know a riddle? Write it on the lines 25 www.bestofthereader.ca Answers for puzzles Word play (p 5) high school sidewalk partly cloudy big trouble buckle up Sounds (p 9) 9a 1b 10b 2a 11a 3b 12b 4b 13a 5a 14a 6b 15b 7a 16a 8b coffee break corner store one in a million forever Word play (p 6) think twice Tuesday leftovers stepmother yearly checkup little bit crosswalk missing you just between you and me Musical instruments (p 7) m a r a c a s s a c h d b a n j o a u d t r u m p e t x j p m m e h j n h o r n a g b a g p i p e s n w v d s n k h d p d l i j e k i o r i o e o e l a z n u a l d l m k d k e m n i j i b y z z m s o Valentine’s Day (p 8) a o g r w c b x u o g h i d i h e a r t c m f i n o j v t a p p t n e c r k h j k z r n t o l v d k l s f e x l o v i t r o w r k a t k z p v a l e n t i n e s r r o s e e g d h v t e nr k n s y t b t The extra word is heart n y n e s i t a r x m j i n g l e e c b p c s t i c k a o b q l j q k r p u u a c m m k o z e y r o i e i z a l o o x g n d k a a w a y k f o o k h q n a m e o w i u i r o a r l s a h o o t g u t c h o n k y i l k h g o b b l e x Chinese zodiac (p 10) o x h o s t h r e e y h r s e o v l a t a o i a e o d p s p t w l d i b e v r z p c t a c i i i g p g g g a o a t w e l x n w u d r o m o n k e y q g a d q w d j x e r a b b i t z b r x s n a k e h f Find the differences (pages 12–13) In Picture B CAD on briefcase Pants are short BUS SPOT Buttons are on other side of coat Stitching on second button is horizontal Hand is out of pocket Scarf has two ends Craig Freeman ‘98 26 www.bestofthereader.ca [goat] [dog] [cow] [rattlesnake] [owl] [fish] Answers for puzzles Find the differences (pages 14–15) In Picture B Man is wearing glasses Two plants Board says Exercise A Dictionary is on the desk Sign says History Clock is round Name of newspaper is Eastcoast Reader Newspaper has two pages Crossword: Opposites (p 19) s e f f a i l s p u l l n a r w h t d o g b c s r o b i a t e r o w t o o t t l s n l a t o o o n t e n v f o w r o n g t n i g c e o o c t w l l f b a s e t [expensive] [full] a[raw] l l [first] [hot] [dirty] b o o o 23 b a s k s e y b r b a a l a i l n l g l l [basketball] Crossword: Things to (p 21) [soccer] [bowling] [golf] p i f r i l 10 e l r y s k f i s h c l g o l w a n o e [lobster] [goose] [golf] [butterfly] 6[eagle] [canoe] [robin] w 8w7[loon] w[swim] bes [tent] f i D i 10 e Crossword: Balls (p 20) g n d D n w w e e a o r y c e e a v t s h D [football] 3a [tennis] t b [volleyball] [baseball]u g r t i Crossword: Nature (p 18) l r s 11 s 12 l e r Find the differences (p 16–17) In Picture B Calendar is for May 2009 [sell] Picture on calendar is different [pull] Plant is bigger [false] Framed painting [hard] Computer [narrow] Cordless phone [wrong] Framed photo on desk is different [white] [late] Different issue of The Westcoast Reader Editor’s hair is shorter 10 Editor looks older 11 Wastebasket 12 Book bag says Capilano University l x u l s k w h i m t t e n t D tofthereader.c a4 [picnic] [flowers] [fish] [kite] 27 Answers for puzzles Sudoku (p 22) Sudoku Sudoku (p 24) Sudoku 4 1 Sudoku (p 23) 8 6 9 4 9 7 9 8 6 4 9 1 9 3 5 4 7 9 9 Riddles (p 25) A cold Your name Grow older A river A comb 28 www.bestofthereader.ca