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1. The Lighter Side: "Two-Part Titles: Can You Match Them?"

   In: English Teaching Forum, Volume 60, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   Many Forum article titles have two parts (as the name of this puzzle does). Your job in this puzzle is to match the first part of an article title with its second part. How many can you match correctly? (How many of the articles have you read?)

2. The Lighter Side: A Maps Mind Map

   In: English Teaching Forum 2016, Volume 54, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   The Lighter Side features an English language–based puzzle that can be photocopied and given to students to solve individually or collaboratively.

3. The Lighter Side: "A Script by the Numbers"

   In: English Teaching Forum 2018, Volume 56, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   In this puzzle, use numbers to fill in blanks in a short script.

4. The Lighter Side: E-A-R Words

   In: English Teaching Forum 2023, Volume 61, Number 4 Format(s): Text

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5. The Lighter Side: Two Activate Games Puzzles

   In: English Teaching Forum 2024, Volume 62, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   These two puzzles are based on new Activate games found in this issue of English Teaching Forum (Volume 62, Number 1), but the game boards are not necessary for solving the puzzles: (a) unscrambling a board-games conversation between two students and (b) using logic to find out which games four friends played. Can you solve both?

6. The Lighter Side: A_____ I_____

   In: English Teaching Forum 2024, Volume 62, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   These days, “AI” usually means “artificial intelligence,” but in this puzzle, “AI” is used as a substitute for other two-word terms and phrases. The only requirement is that the first word must begin with the letter “a,” and the second word must begin with the letter “i.” Can you find every AI in this puzzle?

7. The Lighter Side: The Write Stuff

   In: English Teaching Forum 2012, Volume 50, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   Do you like puzzles and words? Then check out this English Teaching Forum crossword puzzle.

8. The Lighter Side: Silent Letters

   In: English Teaching Forum 2011, Volume 49, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   “Silent Letters” expands on the silent “K” in knitting, giving students practice with silent letters. The activity requires students to fill in missing words from a dialogue on the topic of knitting. Some letters of the missing words are provided.

9. The Lighter Side: A Jumble Garden Activity

   In: English Teaching Forum 2011, Volume 49, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   This activity, called Jumble Garden, requires students to unscramble letters to make words. The definitions of the 14 scrambled words are provided to aid the students in unscrambling the letters.

10. The Lighter Side: Winter Sports Word Search

    In: English Teaching Forum 2010, Volume 48, Number 1 Format(s): Text

    This winter sports word search gives students clues to the name of a sport they need to find in the puzzle.

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