Grade Level 6
Lesson 16






  4. Today’s highest scoring word is FAMINE with a point value of 11 points.  If no one in the class identifies the word, then take a few minutes to introduce the word by discussing its (1) spelling (2) pronunciation, (3) definition, (4) part of speech and (5) use in a sentence.

·         FAMINE            an extreme shortage of food



·         ENIGMA            a puzzle or riddle

·         IMAGE            a picture of something formed by a mirror; a mental picture; something made to look like something or someone else; an idea of what something is created by advertising or marketing

·         FEIGN            to fake


  1. There are two sets of homophones in this rack of letters:

·         MANE/MAIN

·         MEAN/MIEN

