Literature – Figures of Speech - Word Scramble

About this word scramble

“Literature – Figures of Speech” is a free word scramble game for kids aged about 8–14 in the Literature set. It has 10 clues about famous books, writers, poets and story words. Each answer is shown with its letters mixed up — read the clue, work out the word and put the letters back in the right order. It plays in the browser on a phone, tablet or computer, with nothing to download, and one round takes about 5 minutes.

How to play

1. Read the clue at the top of the game.
2. Look at the jumbled letters and think of a word that fits the clue and uses every letter.
3. Type or tap the letters in order to spell the answer, then check it.
4. Stuck? Use the hint, or look at the first letter and the number of letters below.

What your child learns

• Facts and words about famous books, writers, poets and story words.
• Spelling — every letter has to be in the right place.
• Thinking from a clue to an answer (recall, not just recognition).

Tip: Pick one book from the answers and find out what it is about.

The 10 clues in this game

1. Comparison using like or as (6 letters, starts with “S”)
2. Direct comparison without like/as (8 letters, starts with “M”)
3. Exaggeration for effect (9 letters, starts with “H”)
4. Giving human traits to non-human things (15 letters, starts with “P”)
5. Play on words (3 letters, starts with “P”)
6. Sound words like buzz or hiss (12 letters, starts with “O”)
7. Contradictory terms together (8 letters, starts with “O”)
8. Addressing absent/dead person (10 letters, starts with “A”)
9. Part representing whole (10 letters, starts with “S”)
10. Same consonant sound repeated (12 letters, starts with “A”)