Question

making words
only use the letter in each box once.
word count
1 or 2 letters 3 letters 4 letter
5 letters 6+ letters total

Explanation:

To solve the "Making Words" activity, we identify letters from the grid (p, a, m, h, d, t, e, r, s, i, n, o, u, l, p) and form words of different lengths:

1 or 2 letters:

• a, i, o, u, s, p, l, h, m, d, t, r, n, e (single letters); am, as, at, an, oh, hi, in, on, up, us, is, it, of (but f not here), so, no, me, he, la, pa (2 - letter, valid with grid letters).

3 letters:

• map, hat, pet, red, sin, not, sun, lip, pad, ten, ran, men, hen, lad, pan, ton, pin, sip, hut (u, h, t), etc.

5 letters:

• spoon (s, p, o, o, n – but o used twice? Wait, grid has one o? Wait grid rows: row 1: p, d, s, u; row 2: a, t, i, s; row 3: m, e, n, l; row 4: h, r, o, p. So letters: p, d, s, u, a, t, i, s, m, e, n, l, h, r, o, p. So o: 1, s: 2, p: 2, a:1, t:1, i:1, m:1, e:1, n:1, l:1, h:1, r:1, u:1, d:1. So 5 - letter: spare (s, p, a, r, e), plant (p, l, a, n, t), mind (m, i, n, d), shout (s, h, o, u, t – u, h, o, u? No, u once), maybe smile (s, m, i, l, e) (s, m, i, l, e – all in grid: s, m, i, l, e).

6+ letters:

• spinner (no, too long), smarter (s, m, a, r, t, e – s, m, a, r, t, e: yes! s, m, a, r, t, e – all in grid).

Word Count Tracking:

• 1 or 2 letters: Let's count valid 1 - 2 letter words (e.g., a, i, o, u, s, p, l, h, m, d, t, r, n, e (14 single) + am, as, at, an, oh, hi, in, on, up, us, is, it, so, no, me, he, la, pa (18 two - letter) → total ~32, but realistically pick a few: a, i, o, u, s, p, am, as, at, up, us, is, it, oh, hi, in, on.
• 3 letters: map, hat, pet, red, sin, not, sun, lip, pad, ten, ran, men, hen, lad, pan, ton, pin, sip, hut (pick 10+).
• 5 letters: smile, spare, plant, mind (pick 2 - 3).
• 6+ letters: smarter, plant (6? plant is 5), smarte (s, m, a, r, t, e – 6 letters!)*.

Filling the Boxes:

• 1 or 2 letters: Count how many (e.g., if we list 5 single + 5 two - letter: 10).
• 3 letters: Count (e.g., 10).
• 5 letters: Count (e.g., 3).
• 6+ letters: Count (e.g., 2).
• Total: Sum all.

Example (simplified):

• 1 or 2 letters: 10 (e.g., a, i, o, u, s, p, am, as, at, up)
• 3 letters: 8 (map, hat, pet, red, sin, not, sun, lip)
• 5 letters: 2 (smile, spare)
• 6+ letters: 1 (smarte)
• Total: \( 10 + 8 + 2 + 1 = 21 \) (adjust based on actual words formed).

(Note: The key is to use each box’s letter once per word, so ensure no repeated letters in a word unless the grid has duplicates (e.g., s, p have two copies).)

Answer:

To solve the "Making Words" activity, we identify letters from the grid (p, a, m, h, d, t, e, r, s, i, n, o, u, l, p) and form words of different lengths:

1 or 2 letters:

• a, i, o, u, s, p, l, h, m, d, t, r, n, e (single letters); am, as, at, an, oh, hi, in, on, up, us, is, it, of (but f not here), so, no, me, he, la, pa (2 - letter, valid with grid letters).

3 letters:

• map, hat, pet, red, sin, not, sun, lip, pad, ten, ran, men, hen, lad, pan, ton, pin, sip, hut (u, h, t), etc.

5 letters:

• spoon (s, p, o, o, n – but o used twice? Wait, grid has one o? Wait grid rows: row 1: p, d, s, u; row 2: a, t, i, s; row 3: m, e, n, l; row 4: h, r, o, p. So letters: p, d, s, u, a, t, i, s, m, e, n, l, h, r, o, p. So o: 1, s: 2, p: 2, a:1, t:1, i:1, m:1, e:1, n:1, l:1, h:1, r:1, u:1, d:1. So 5 - letter: spare (s, p, a, r, e), plant (p, l, a, n, t), mind (m, i, n, d), shout (s, h, o, u, t – u, h, o, u? No, u once), maybe smile (s, m, i, l, e) (s, m, i, l, e – all in grid: s, m, i, l, e).

6+ letters:

• spinner (no, too long), smarter (s, m, a, r, t, e – s, m, a, r, t, e: yes! s, m, a, r, t, e – all in grid).

Word Count Tracking:

• 1 or 2 letters: Let's count valid 1 - 2 letter words (e.g., a, i, o, u, s, p, l, h, m, d, t, r, n, e (14 single) + am, as, at, an, oh, hi, in, on, up, us, is, it, so, no, me, he, la, pa (18 two - letter) → total ~32, but realistically pick a few: a, i, o, u, s, p, am, as, at, up, us, is, it, oh, hi, in, on.
• 3 letters: map, hat, pet, red, sin, not, sun, lip, pad, ten, ran, men, hen, lad, pan, ton, pin, sip, hut (pick 10+).
• 5 letters: smile, spare, plant, mind (pick 2 - 3).
• 6+ letters: smarter, plant (6? plant is 5), smarte (s, m, a, r, t, e – 6 letters!)*.

Filling the Boxes:

• 1 or 2 letters: Count how many (e.g., if we list 5 single + 5 two - letter: 10).
• 3 letters: Count (e.g., 10).
• 5 letters: Count (e.g., 3).
• 6+ letters: Count (e.g., 2).
• Total: Sum all.

Example (simplified):

• 1 or 2 letters: 10 (e.g., a, i, o, u, s, p, am, as, at, up)
• 3 letters: 8 (map, hat, pet, red, sin, not, sun, lip)
• 5 letters: 2 (smile, spare)
• 6+ letters: 1 (smarte)
• Total: \( 10 + 8 + 2 + 1 = 21 \) (adjust based on actual words formed).

(Note: The key is to use each box’s letter once per word, so ensure no repeated letters in a word unless the grid has duplicates (e.g., s, p have two copies).)