Real and Nonsense Words

How do I know if the word is real?

Have you heard this word before? Does it sound funny when I read it?

​Does it make sense?

Can you use this word in a sentence? Try these sentence starters:
1. I can ______
2. A ______ is

Use it in a sentence.

Why is it important?

Reading nonsense words is good practice!

This helps you know how to "attack" words you don't know when you are reading!

Real Words
Nosense Words

Categorize

Options (18)

glass

pad

at

jog

mass

hand

car

state

pump

ap

plas

tix

traf

hom

dit

cug

nide

larn

Sort the words.

Real

Nonsense

Multiple Choice

tag

• real

• nonsense

Multiple Choice

pick

• real

• nonsense

Multiple Choice

het

• real

• nonsense

Multiple Choice

dod

• real

• nonsense

Multiple Choice

wume

• real

• nonsense

Multiple Choice

cake

• real

• nonsense

Multiple Choice

purn

• real

• nonsense

Multiple Choice

crut

• real

• nonsense

Multiple Choice

fizz

• real

• nonsense

Multiple Choice

chut

• real

• nonsense