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Anagram Adventures

Explore the fun world of anagrams with this Grade 5 ELA worksheet, focusing on vocabulary and wordplay.

Grade 5 ELA GrammarLanguage and VocabularyAnagrams
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.4.cCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.5.b

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Anagram Adventures

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An anagram is a word or phrase formed by rearranging the letters of a different word or phrase, typically using all the original letters exactly once. Follow the instructions for each section to complete the anagram challenges.

An anagram is a type of word puzzle where you take a word or phrase and rearrange its letters to form new words or phrases. For example, the word 'listen' can be rearranged to form 'silent'. It's like unscrambling letters to find a hidden word!

Rearrange the letters to form a new word related to the hint.

1. "ELBOW" (Part of your body):  

2. "ACT" (A pet that purrs):  

3. "EARTH" (What we live on):  

4. "DANGER" (Something that could be bad):  

5. "STATE" (A taste):  

1. Which word is an anagram of "RECIPE"?

a

PIERCE

b

PRICE

c

CREEP

d

PEAR

Determine if the second word is an anagram of the first word. Circle T for True or F for False.

1. "LISTEN" is an anagram of "SILENT".

T

True

F

False

For each word, try to create at least one anagram. Write your anagram on the lines provided.

1. Word: "DREAM"

2. Word: "SAVE"

3. Word: "MALE"