Scrabble tiles & their scores

I use this as a starter activity. Without showing this slide or telling pupils what they will be doing, ask them to write 5 words from the topic they did last lesson. Don’t mention anything about points, etc. After they’ve written the words, show them this slide and tell them to award the points for each letter of each word and then a total for all words. If you want to, tell them (for example) that each accent doubles the value of its letter. It’s a simple and competitive activity.