Poetry for Neanderthals — Print Cards

Print on cardstock. Cut along the dashed lines. Shuffle each color separately or all together.

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1-Point Cards Easy — 1 pt each
Use simple everyday words. Great for getting the guessing momentum going.
Dog
1 pt
Cat
1 pt
Sun
1 pt
Rain
1 pt
Tree
1 pt
Fish
1 pt
Bread
1 pt
Chair
1 pt
Shoe
1 pt
Hat
1 pt
Ball
1 pt
Car
1 pt
Snow
1 pt
Fire
1 pt
Bird
1 pt
Cake
1 pt
Milk
1 pt
Boat
1 pt
Moon
1 pt
Ring
1 pt
Fork
1 pt
Cloud
1 pt
Star
1 pt
Leaf
1 pt
Frog
1 pt
Clock
1 pt
Drum
1 pt
Key
1 pt
Flag
1 pt
Pig
1 pt
Nose
1 pt
Map
1 pt
Ship
1 pt
Book
1 pt
Stone
1 pt
How to Play
  • Describe using only 1-syllable words
  • Your team guesses the card
  • Multi-syllable word = BONK! (+1 to opponents)
  • 60 seconds per turn
  • First to target score wins
Poetry for
Neanderthals
Ugh. Small words.
Poetry for
Neanderthals
Ugh. Small words.
Cut along dashed lines · Print on cardstock for best results
2-Point Cards Medium — 2 pts each
Compound words and two-syllable concepts. Requires more creative one-syllable clues.
Rainbow
2 pts
Backpack
2 pts
Popcorn
2 pts
Sunrise
2 pts
Pancake
2 pts
Campfire
2 pts
Birthday
2 pts
Baseball
2 pts
Sandbox
2 pts
Skateboard
2 pts
Trampoline
2 pts
Waterfall
2 pts
Beehive
2 pts
Snowflake
2 pts
Paintbrush
2 pts
Bedtime
2 pts
Starfish
2 pts
Cupcake
2 pts
Thunderstorm
2 pts
Lunchbox
2 pts
Football
2 pts
Sunflower
2 pts
Airplane
2 pts
Classroom
2 pts
Seashell
2 pts
Fireplace
2 pts
Handshake
2 pts
Daydream
2 pts
Blackbird
2 pts
Doorstep
2 pts
Homework
2 pts
Peanut
2 pts
Earthquake
2 pts
Snowball
2 pts
Rooftop
2 pts
Scarecrow
2 pts
Cut along dashed lines · Print on cardstock for best results
3-Point Cards Hard — 3 pts each
Multi-syllable words and abstract concepts. The crowd goes wild — and bonks fly freely.
Electricity
3 pts
Refrigerator
3 pts
Photography
3 pts
Hibernation
3 pts
Democracy
3 pts
Caterpillar
3 pts
Astronaut
3 pts
Helicopter
3 pts
Halloween
3 pts
Thanksgiving
3 pts
Dinosaur
3 pts
Submarine
3 pts
Tornado
3 pts
Ambulance
3 pts
Lemonade
3 pts
Jealousy
3 pts
Constitution
3 pts
Volcano
3 pts
Celebrate
3 pts
Jellyfish
3 pts
Catapult
3 pts
Banana Split
3 pts
Kindergarten
3 pts
Avalanche
3 pts
Invisible
3 pts
Motorcycle
3 pts
Parachute
3 pts
Alligator
3 pts
Chocolate Cake
3 pts
Rollercoaster
3 pts
Poetry for
Neanderthals
Ugh. Small words.
Poetry for
Neanderthals
Ugh. Small words.
Cut along dashed lines · Print on cardstock for best results