Printable Halloween word scramble
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About Halloween word scramble
Celebrate the spooky season with this free printable Halloween word scramble! This game is great if you want to keep kids entertained at a Halloween party or keep them busy when you need some time for yourself.
This activity features 15 Halloween-themed words. The rules of the game are simple, players will need to rearrange the letters to spell out the words correctly. Kids can play this game by themselves or they can compete against one another. The first person, who unscrambles all 15 words wins.
You can also set a timer to make it more challenging. Players begin to unscramble the words at the same time, and once the timer goes off, whichever player has the most correct words, wins!
You might want to pair this game with other fun Halloween-themed activities.
To play this game simply download the file and print it on your home printer. The answer key is also included in the download.
You will find the download link below. Enjoy!
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Tips to unscramble words faster
If you feel stuck, don’t peek at the answer key right away, try the following tips instead.
- Look for common letter pairs. There are letters, that often appear together, common examples are: TH, ER, ON, and AN. If you can spot these letter combinations, you can try to connect them with the remaining letters.
- Find prefixes and suffixes. Look for prefixes and suffixes and try connecting them with the rest of the letters. Common prefixes are: ANTI-, DE-, DIS-, EM-, EN-, IM-, IN, IR-, MID-, NON-, PRE-, RE-, SUPER-, UN-, UNDER-. Common suffixes are: – ABLE, -ED, -ES, -FUL, -ING, -ITY, -IVE, -LESS, -LY, – MENT, -NESS, -TION.
- Identify the vowels. Look at the vowels (A, E, I, O, U) and try to construct the word around them.
- Use a pen and paper. Unscrambling words in your head can be pretty difficult, so grab a pen and a piece of paper to write down word fragments and try out different letter combinations.
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Printable Halloween word scramble
Download the PDF file and print it at home or at your local print shop. Print as many copies as you need.
Print on standard 8.5″×11″ paper (US Letter). To print on A4 paper select “Fit to page” in your printer settings.
To make the page more durable print on heavier-weight paper or cardstock.
If you want to make this activity reusable you can laminate the pages. You can also place them in dry-erase pockets and have kids use dry-erase markers so they can use them over and over again.
Looking for more printable word scrambles? You will find them HERE.
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