Exercises that involve words or language stimulate mostly the temporal lobes of the brain. Stimulating language areas in the brain can help boost your access to words. Give it a try with two exercises: Words, words, words What's Missing? EXERCISE 1. WORDS, WORDS, WORDS... (scroll down for solutions)   Move the letters around to find another word SINK THICKEN BALM Find the missing letters B  __  T  __  L  __ S  __   __   E   __   N Find a word that has more than one meaning and is related to both words in each pair Example: PIANO - LOCK Solution = Key  SCHOOL  -  EYE  DOG  -  TREE EXERCISE 2. WHAT'S MISSING? (scroll down for solutions) Fill in the blanks with the words below: We would walk into the warm, bright _____, to drift, face _____, over the rocks and clumps of _____, occasionally _____to bring up something that _____ our eye. Missing words: seaweed, water, caught, diving, down Fill in the blanks (missing words not given) Between gasps M. informed us that he was only _________ to three things: the pollen of lilac ______, cats, and horses. We all _______ out the window, but ____ was not a ______-tree for miles. We searched the ________, but there was no _______ hidden anywhere. EXERCISE 1. SOLUTIONS Move the letters around to find another word SKIN KITCHEN LAMB Find the missing letters B  O  T  T  L  E S  C   R   E  E   N Find a word that has more than one meaning and is related to both words in each pair SCHOOL  -  EYE Solutions: pupil or exam DOG  -  TREE Solutions: bark or house EXERCISE 2. SOLUTIONS We would walk into the warm, bright WATER, to drift, face DOWN, over the rocks and clumps of SEAWEED, occasionally DIVING to bring up something that CAUGHT our eye. Between gasps M. informed us that he was only ALLERGIC to three things: the pollen of lilac FLOWERS, cats, and horses. We all LOOKED out the window, but THERE was not a LILAC-tree for miles. We searched the ROOM, but there was no CAT hidden anywhere. Back to Brain Exercises