Vocabulary
Exclusive Content
Academy Access
Looking for an engaging activity to solidify your students' A1 lexical foundations? This Word Scramble (Set 5) is an excellent resource for targeted revision of adjectives, colors, and household vocabulary. Offering six decoding puzzles, this worksheet requires students to mobilize both their understanding of clues ("The opposite of small") and their spelling memory (GIB $\rightarrow$ BIG). Ideal for a fun interlude, a timed review, or a homework activity, it guarantees effective reactivation of key knowledge.
Your Worksheet
Assess your students' knowledge with this ready-to-use worksheet, designed to reinforce grammar and vocabulary points.
Premium Resource. This tool is part of The Big Challenge Academy. Subscribe for unlimited access to hundreds of premium resources.
Pedagogical Guide
Objective & Activity Overview
The pedagogical objective of this worksheet is to reactivate and consolidate the spelling memory of fundamental A1-level vocabulary, especially qualifying adjectives (BIG, COLD) and familiar common nouns (CAR, BALL, KITCHEN). The resource is a "scrambled words" exercise (Word Scramble) where the student must decode six words (BLUE, BIG, CAR, BALL, COLD, KITCHEN) from their jumbled letters (e.g., EBUL, GIB, DLOC, NEHCTIK). The process is guided by simple clues ("Hint") based on definitions or oppositions (e.g., "The opposite of hot"; "The room where you cook"). This method strongly engages deduction.
Suggested Procedure
Before the activity (~5 min): OPPOSITIONS CHALLENGE
-
Adjective Activation: Write a word on the board (e.g., "hot" or "small") and ask students to find its opposite in English. This prepares them for decoding the words BIG and COLD.
-
Color Recall: Have students name several colors in English, including BLUE, to activate this lexical field.
During the activity (~15-20 min): TIMED INVESTIGATION AND DECODING
-
Step 1: The "Silence Challenge": Distribute the worksheet and give students 8 minutes to decode the 6 words (BLUE, BIG, CAR, BALL, COLD, KITCHEN) silently and individually. The emphasis is on correct spelling.
-
Step 2: Correction and Use: Project the worksheet without the answers. Ask students, in turn, to provide a word. Write the correct answer and ask for a short example sentence using that word (e.g., "The car is blue"; "It is cold in the kitchen").
After the activity (~10-15 min): CREATING DEFINITIONS
-
Written Production: Ask students to choose two or three of the words found (e.g., CAR, BALL, KITCHEN) and write one or two sentences to describe an object or place using the decoded vocabulary.
-
Adjective Extension: Revisit BIG and COLD. Ask students to list other adjectives they know and find their opposites (e.g., long/short; happy/sad).
Adaptations
-
To simplify (A0/Beginner Level): For the word KITCHEN (the longest), provide phonetic help or say "It's a room in the house" before they read the clue.
-
To extend (Towards A2): Introduce the concept of comparatives and superlatives for the adjectives found (BIG $\rightarrow$ bigger, biggest) and have them use them in simple sentences.
