English Teacher's Book of Instant Word Games [Paperback]

A unique collection of over 200 fun, reproducible word games organized into seven sections covering Development of the English Language (Latin Phrases and Words from William Shakespeare) ... Grammar & Usage (Parts of Speech, Lie and Lay and Misplaced Modifiers) ... Punctuation (Which Punctuation Mark) ... Spelling & Pronunciation (Irregular Plurals and Palindromes) ... Names of People, Places & Things (Places with Colorful Names) ... Language as an Art Form (Euphemisms, Oxymorons and Echoic Words) ... and Miscellaneous Word Games (Expressions Using UP).About this book.

SECTION 1.

Development of the English language.

Stages of development.

Synonyms from Anglo-Saxons and Latin.

Latin and Greek synonyms.

Latin phrases.

Words from the European Countries.

Words from the Romance Languages.

Words from Asia, the Middle East, and the Islands.

Words from Native American Languages.

Words from William Shakespeare.

Phrases from William Shakespeare.

Phrases from Miguel de Cervantes.

Proverbs from John Heywood.

Doublets.

Prefixes.

Suffixes.

Roots.

Origins of words.

More word origins.

Compounds.

Clipped words.

Blends.

Acronyms.

Eponyms.

Words from brand names.

Generalizations and specialization.

A mysterious example of generalization.

Elevation and degeneration.

Back formation and folk etymology.

Slang.

Obsolescent and obsolete words.

Neologisms and nolƒ¬