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1. The Lighter Side

   In: English Teaching Forum 2002, Volume 40, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   The Lighter Side consists of two puzzles. “Alaska!” is a crossword puzzle using vocabulary related to various subjects. “A Capital City Puzzle” focuses on finding the capital cities of major countries.

2. The Lighter Side: … 20, 21 …

   In: English Teaching Forum 2021, Volume 59, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   The clues in this puzzle lead to pairs of consecutive numbers. Can you find them all?

3. Opening Many Locks with a Master Key: Six EFL Games Played with a Set of Cards

   In: English Teaching Forum 2019, Volume 57, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   Kürşat Cesur describes six games for beginning English students that you can play with a single set of cards (a sample set is provided). This article is available online only.

4. 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?)

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

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

   The Lighter Side

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. The Lighter Side: Lacrosse Word Puzzle

   In: English Teaching Forum 2010, Volume 48, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   This is a crossword puzzle about the sport of lacrosse.

9. The Lighter Side: Baseball Terms with Everyday Meanings

   In: English Teaching Forum 2010, Volume 48, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   This matching activity offers students words that are related to baseball but also have a second meaning. They must match the term with both meanings.

10. The Lighter Side: Football Transformers

    In: English Teaching Forum 2010, Volume 48, Number 4 Format(s): Text

    This issue's The Lighter Side introduces a word game with a football related theme.

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