300 word games - 1,800 words
Words are allocated to each level based on how familiar the word is to the age group, the level of difficulty with regard to the meaning of the word, and the level of difficulty in arriving at the correct spelling of the word.
Tell & Spell Level 1 (300 words across 50 word games for 6+)
For example, pupils are told that the word is an Action Word, has 3 letters, the first letter of the word is F, and that the meaning of the word is ‘to move through the air like a bird'. They must evaluate and discuss this information and arrive at the answer FLY and spell it correctly.
| Action word | 3 | F | ‘to move through the air like a bird' | fly |
Tell & Spell Level 2 (300 words across 50 word games for 7+)
The target word is an Adjective, has 4 letters, the first letter of the word is B, and that the meaning of the word is ‘having a lot to do’. The answer is BUSY.
| Adjective | 4 | B | ‘having a lot to do’ | busy |
Tell & Spell Level 3 (300 words across 50 word games for 8+)
The target word is a Verb, has 5 letters, the first letter of the word is B, and that the meaning of the word is ‘to put the onus on someone else; to point the finger at’. The answer is BLAME.
| Verb | 5 | B | ‘to put the onus on someone else; to point the finger at’ | blame |
Tell & Spell Level 4 (300 words across 50 word games for 10+)
The target word is a Noun, has 7 letters, the first letter of the word is P, and that the meaning of the word is ‘a part or share; an amount of food for one person’. The answer is PORTION.
| Noun | 7 | P | ‘a part or share; an amount of food for one person’ | portion |
Tell & Spell Level 5 (300 words across 50 word games for 11+)
The target word is a Verb, has 8 letters, the first letter of the word is S, and that the meaning of the word is ‘to divide or sort; to take things or people away from each other’. The answer is SEPARATE.
| Verb | 8 | S | ‘to divide or sort; to take things or people away from each other | separate |
Tell & Spell Level 6 (300 words across 50 word games for 12+)
The target word is a Noun, has 13 letters, the first letter of the word is A, and that the meaning of the word is ‘somewhere to live or stay; housing; rooms in a hotel’. The answer is ACCOMMODATION.
| Noun | 13 | A | ‘somewhere to live or stay; housing; rooms in a hotel’ | accommodation |