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Dominoes: Words & Pictures

Test your spelling with our Words & Pictures dominoes matching game. You
can use them as a fun warm up, filler or cooler activity.

There are 112 words and pictures (8 per A4 sheet) to match and test yourself
or your students with.

lf you only have a short time, then print out half of the cards and cut out the
dominoes. lf you have more time, why not print and cut out all the domino
cards.

Objective
Match the correct spelling to the picture.

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How to play
Playing alone
Shuffle the dominoes and place them tace up on the table so you can see
them all clearly.
Select one domino and place it in the middle ot the table. This is the target
domino.
Try to find the matching spelling on another domino and place it next to the
correct picture on the target domino. Then, tind the matching picture on
another domino and place it next to the spelling on the target domino.
Now you can match two more dominoes to the new image and spelling at the
end ot the line ot dominoes.
Continue until you have matched all the dominoes.

Playing in a group
Shuffle the dominoes and place them tace down on the table so you can't see
what is on them.
Share the dominoes out equally among the players.
One person selects a domino and places it in the middle ot the table. This is
the target domino.
The tirst player tries to find either a matching spelling or picture on one ot
their dominoes and place it next to the picture spelling on the target domino.
lt they do not have a matching spelling or image, they tap on the table and
miss a turn. Then it is the next player's turn.
Each time a new domino is added, a new word or picture becomes available
to match.
Continue playing until one player has used all their dominoes. They are the
winner! lt you don't use all the dominoes in the game, the person with the
tewest dominoes left when no one else can go, is the winner.

Ideas
Practise spelling the word out loud when matching the cards together. Look
at the real spelling tor help. Try to sound out all the symbols.
Why not time yourselt and see what's the tastest time you can match all the
dominoes?

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