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rhymes; often, it works to pair an adjective with a noun. Then,
think of more sophisticated synonyms for both of the answer
words; these synonyms make up your riddle. Finally, pose the
riddle as a question with the syllable clue.ż To use the Hink Pinks game to review target vocabulary words,
it’s usually easier to start with the target words as your riddle,
not your answer.z Another engaging way to review a number of vocabulary words
quickly is a game called Clue Review; a similar commercially
published game is Hedbanz.
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on index cards. One player will serve as the clue giver, and the
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face down, randomly take one card from the deck, and place it
on your forehead so that the clue giver can see the word, but
you cannot.ż The clue giver then provides clues for you to guess the
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personal connection to the word. For example, for the word
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referring to a feeling of coziness and comfort,” or the clue giver
might say, “I think of Thanksgiving when I hear this word.”ż If you guess the right word, you put the card down and pull
the next card in the deck. If you can’t guess the word, you can
pass, or the clue giver can pass if he or she can’t come up with
a good clue. The object of the game is for the pair of players to
correctly identify all the cards from the deck without either one
saying pass. Once you’ve gone through the deck, switch roles.