Visit the Daily Buzzword from WordCentral for a word, its pronunciation, its definition, and how to use it. In addition, the site offers information about the derivation of the word, asks a related thought-provoking question, and explains the correct answer. Another site that provides a new word each day is A.Word. On this site and on A. Word. Share some of these on-line interactive puzzles with your students.
Students fill in root words, and the definitions are explained to help students solve the questions.
The students also receive immediate feedback about their performance. To encourage your students to engage in these puzzles, keep track of their achievement on a board in your classroom. At the Mystery Word page of The Wacky World of Words , you will find five different suggestions to help you use these mystery-word clues with your students. Take it from there by having your students create clues for words they select. More Vocabulary Puzzles.