Reading Vocabulary Puzzles Bundle | Reading Comprehension Activities or Center

These reading vocabulary puzzles are a fun, interactive activity that are a great way to reinforce academic reading vocabulary. They are very versatile and can be used as part of a reading center, for partner work, in guided reading groups, as an early finisher activity, or as independent practice!

All puzzles include student-friendly definitions and images. You can either print enough copies for students to cut out and practice independently or with a partner, or just create one or a few sets to keep out in a center. Different sized labels are included for you to store your sets in envelopes, boxes, etc.

Currently, the Nonfiction Text Features and Figurative Language Puzzles are also included as a Google Slides™ version. We are working on making the rest of the puzzle packs digital as well.

Click on the product titles below to take a look at each set, or click on the bundle preview above.

WHAT'S INCLUDED:

1. Genre Puzzles

Terms Included:

• Fiction
• Nonfiction
• Poetry
• Drama
• Autobiography
• Biography
• Realistic Fiction
• Historical Fiction
• Informational Text (2 options)
• Science Fiction
• Fantasy
• Horror
• Comedy
• Romance
• Mystery
• Traditional Literature
• Folktale
• Fable
• Fairy Tale
• Legend
• Tall Tale
• Myth
• Tragedy
• Adventure
• Graphic Novel

2. Fiction Story Elements Puzzles

Terms Included:

• story elements
• character
• setting
• plot
• exposition
• rising action
• climax
• falling action
• resolution
• problem
• solution
• conflict
• theme

3. Nonfiction Text Features Puzzles

Terms Included:

• caption
• image
• diagram
• label
• graph
• chart/table
• timeline
• sidebar
• heading
• subheading
• glossary
• table of contents
• index
• map
• bold print
• italics

4. Nonfiction Text Structure Puzzles

Terms Included:

• cause and effect
• chronological order
• descriptive
• compare and contrast
• problem and solution

5. Figurative Language Puzzles

Terms Included:

• personification
• onomatopoeia
• hyperbole
• idiom
• metaphor
• simile
• symbolism
• allusion
• irony
• sarcasm
• cliche
• adage/proverb
• imagery
• pun
• alliteration
• analogy (2 options)

6. Parts of Speech Puzzles

Terms Included:

• Noun
• Adjective
• Verb
• Adverb
• Pronoun
• Preposition
• Interjection
• Conjunction

7. Poetry Puzzles

Terms Included:

• poetry
• poet
• rhyme
• rhyme scheme
• stanzas
• line
• refrain
• accent/stress
• rhythm
• meter
• couplet
• tercet
• quatrain
• alliteration
• assonance
• consonance
• sonnet
• haiku
• ballad
• limerick
• acrostic poem
• free verse
• diamante
• bio poem
• tone
• mood
• theme