If the contestant is unable to add any letter(s), he must pass and wait until the other contestant(s) have played.Ģ. A contestant must add at least one letter to the working word. If younger contestants are mixed with older ones, giving the younger ones a crib sheet listing these common word components will help them develop a better vocabulary. To learn more about prefixes and suffixes, see Word Roots and Prefixes, right here on VirtualSalt.īuild a Word is a great way to teach the use and meaning of common prefixes and suffixes. Note how the addition of TRANS extends ACTION made from the base word ACT to form TRANSACTION, and then the suffix AL forms TRANSACTIONAL. Look for those huge Greek and Latin prefixes and suffixes, which can extend your words substantially. No limits players should identify a standard college dictionary as the source of words. And consider a “no holds barred game”: Examples: Prefixes and suffixes represent an unfair advantage by adults over children. Otherwise things can get out of hand quickly. When groups of mixed age play, it is recommended that additions be limited to one or two letters per player per turn.
Thus, a player can take PIP and make not just PIPE but PIPER, or better still PIPERS. Words can be extended by making them plural (adding S or ES), actors (R, ER, OR), or past tense (D or ED). For example, with the base word RID, a player should think about RIDE, but also BRIDE or better BRIDGE, and then ABRIDGEMENT. Players should take care to make the most extensive form of a new word possible. The first player to get 100 points wins the game. Base word choice alternates between players. Play continues on this base word formation until neither player can make another new word. Player One then makes a new word from the word made by player two.
Player Two then adds a letter or letters to Player One’s word to make a different new word. Player One then adds a letter or letters to make a new word. (You might need to give permiission to Excel to edit the spreadsheet before running it.) The database contains more than 200 three-letter base words, presented randomly. The easiest way to do this is to use the Build a Word database in the Excel spreadsheet, available free. The game starts by selecting a base word.
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