WORD GAMES

Compiled by: Lakshmana Rao Bandarlanka

lakshmanarao_bandarlanka@vssc.gov.in

Anagrams: Words / Phrases made by mixing up the letters of other words / phrases.
The Eyes is an anagram of They see.
Schoolmaster The class room

Palindromes : Words / Phrases that read the same in both directions.

EYE, RACECAR, NEVER ODD OR EVEN, MADAM etc.,

Spoonerisms: Words / Phrases in which letters or syllables get swapped (often happens
accidentally)
Tease my ears (Ease my tears), Its roaring with pain (Its pouring with rain)

Oxymorons: A combination of contradictory or incongruous words.

Open secret, Act naturally, clearly confused, Seriously funny etc.,

Pangrams: A series of words which contains all the letters of the alphabet.
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs.

Malaprorisms: Misuse of words with the consequence of a hilariously nonsensical sentence.

He will dissolve (resolve) the mystery
He had to use a fire-distinguisher (extinguisher).

Mnemonics: Some device which aids the memorisation of something. These devices
come in a variety of forms like rhymes or acronyms.

Below is the popular rhyme which guides people on what kind of weather
red skies and rainbows generally herald depending on the time of day at
which they are seen.

Red sky at night: Shepherds delight.

Red sky in the morning: Shepherds warning.
Rainbow in the morning: travellers take warning
Rainbow at night: travellers delight.

Wellerisms / Tom swifties: A verbal play involving a metaphorical and a punningly literal sense.
I See said the blind man (even when he cannot see).
The doctor had to remove my left ventricle, said tom half-heartedly.
Dont add too much water said tom with great concentration.
(Tom Swift is an adventure hero created by the prolific American writer
Edward L. Stratemeyer)

Redundancies / Peonams: Use of words more than is needed, usually resulting from repetition.
Free gift, True fact, past experience, frozen ice, end result, join together etc.,.