RIC-6242 Primary Grammar and Word Study - Book C

Figures of speech
Anagrams and palindromes
Focus
Anagrams and palindromes
Definitions
• An anagram is a word made by rearranging the
letters of another word.
Example:
thorn – north
• A palindrome is a word that reads the same
forwards and backwards.
Example:
eye – eye
Explanation
• Investigating figures of speech such as anagrams
and palindromes develops and enriches students
vocabulary and fosters an interest in language.
Working with anagrams, in particular, will help
students’ spelling as they are required to rearrange
letters to create new words.
Worksheet information
• To assist students in understanding how to create
anagrams, make a copy of individual letters of a
specific word on separate cards. Pick a word such
as ‘tub’ or ‘spot’ and ask students to rearrange the
letters on the cards to make a new word. They can
try different combinations until successful. (‘Tub’
makes ‘but’ and ‘spot’ makes ‘pots’ and ‘stop’.)
• When students complete Questions 1 and 2, the
cards could again be used or they could try writing
different combinations on scrap paper. Context clues
in the text will also assist.
• The clues, the number of letters in each word
and the letters in the box will assist students in
identifying the palindromes in Question 3.
Ideas for further practice
• Create and distribute sets of word cards that have
letters written on them that will make at least two
words when the letters are rearranged. Students can
work in pairs to create anagrams.
• In pairs, students create their own palindromes with
three letters. Students sort through the alphabet
using the consonant/vowel/consonant method;
e.g. bab, beb, bib, bob, bub—bib, bob and bub are
palindromes. Dictionaries could be used.
Answers
1. Our family has two pets. Whiskers, the cat, is
nearly ten years old. She still likes to chase mice
and rats. Last week, she got a thorn in her paw.
Whiskers was very brave when we pulled it out.
Toby, our dog, is still a puppy. He loves to chew
shoes and play tug of war with a rope.
2. pets/step/pest
3. (a) mum (b) bib (c) toot (d) pip (e) did
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