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Its on the tip of my tongue is a saying that people use when they are
thinking of something, but they cant remember the word for it. Imagine that
the words below are on the tip of your tongue. For each word, come up with
a list of three keywords that best describe it.
Example:
You are thinking of the wordbee

insect
1. ______________

hive
2. ______________

honey
3. ______________

Directions: Now its your turn! Come up with three keywords

that best describe the word you are thinking of.

You are thinking of the word

banana

You are thinking of the word

elephant

1. __________________________ 1. __________________________
2. __________________________ 2. __________________________
3. __________________________ 3. __________________________

by Common Sense Media 2012

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You are thinking of the word

beach

You are thinking of the word

garden

1. __________________________ 1. __________________________
2. __________________________ 2. __________________________
3. __________________________ 3. __________________________
Now think of your own words, along
with three keywords that best describe
each one.

You are thinking of the word

1. __________________________
2. __________________________
3. __________________________
You are thinking of the word
Find a partner and read

us
Bon ge your keywords out loud. Can
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your partner guess the word

you are trying to describe?
If you have time, come up
with some more words and
keywords to test out!

by Common Sense Media 2012

1. __________________________
2. __________________________
3. __________________________