Alphabet Matamoscas Game
Speed Swatting Game All 30 Spanish Letters & Digraphs (incl. CH, LL, RR)
Player 1:
Player 2:
¡MATAMOSCAS! FLY SWATTER GAME
How to Play: Place between 2 players. When the teacher calls a letter name or sound, be the first to swat the matching fly!
RULE: Wrong fly swatted = Turn lost! First to 5 wins.
#1 A 🪰
Aa
ex: avión
#2 BE 🪰
Bb
ex: barco
#3 CE 🪰
Cc
ex: casa
Dígrafo CHE 🪰
Ch ch
ex: chocolate
#4 DE 🪰
Dd
ex: dedo
#5 E 🪰
Ee
ex: elefante
#6 EFE 🪰
Ff
ex: fiesta
#7 GE 🪰
Gg
ex: gato
#8 HACHE 🪰
Hh
ex: hoja (silent)
#9 I 🪰
Ii
ex: isla
#10 JOTA 🪰
Jj
ex: jirafa
#11 KA 🪰
Kk
ex: koala
#12 ELE 🪰
Ll
ex: luna
Dígrafo ELLE 🪰
Ll ll
ex: lluvia
#13 EME 🪰
Mm
ex: manzana
#14 ENE 🪰
Nn
ex: nido
Especial EÑE 🪰
Ññ
ex: ñandú
#15 O 🪰
Oo
ex: oso
#16 PE 🪰
Pp
ex: pelota
#17 CU 🪰
Qq
ex: queso
#18 ERE 🪰
Rr
soft: pera
Dígrafo ERRE 🪰
Rr rr
trill: perro
#19 ESE 🪰
Ss
ex: sol
#20 TE 🪰
Tt
ex: tomate
#21 U 🪰
Uu
ex: uvas
#22 UVE 🪰
Vv
ex: vaca
#23 UVE DOBLE 🪰
Ww
ex: waffle
#24 EQUIS 🪰
Xx
ex: xilófono
#25 I GRIEGA 🪰
Yy
ex: yate
#26 ZETA 🪰
Zz
ex: zapato
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Key Target Practice: Pay close attention to digraphs CH, LL, RR, and the unique letter Ñ!
Round Winner:
Teacher Resource English Instructions & Spanish Caller Guide
Matamoscas Caller Sheet & Pronunciation Key
30 Letter & Digraph Targets
Letter Name (Phonetic) Word
Aa a (ah) avión
Bb be (beh) barco
Cc ce (seh) casa
Ch che (cheh) chocolate
Dd de (deh) dedo
Ee e (eh) elefante
Ff efe (eh-feh) fiesta
Gg ge (heh) gato
Hh hache (ah-cheh) hoja
Ii i (ee) isla
Letter Name (Phonetic) Word
Jj jota (ho-tah) jirafa
Kk ka (kah) koala
Ll ele (eh-leh) luna
Ll elle (eh-yeh) lluvia
Mm eme (eh-meh) manzana
Nn ene (eh-neh) nido
Ññ eñe (eh-nyeh) ñandú
Oo o (oh) oso
Pp pe (peh) pelota
Qq cu (koo) queso
Letter Name (Phonetic) Word
Rr ere (eh-reh tap) pera
Rr erre (eh-rreh trill) perro
Ss ese (eh-seh) sol
Tt te (teh) tomate
Uu u (oo) uvas
Vv uve (oo-beh) vaca
Ww uve doble (doh-bleh) waffle
Xx equis (eh-kees) xilófono
Yy i griega (ee gree-eh-gah) yate
Zz zeta (seh-tah) zapato
4 Engaging Ways to Play in Class (Instructions in English)
Mode 1: Letter Name Call (Beginner) The teacher calls out the official Spanish letter name (e.g., "¡Busca la hache!" or "¡Busca la che!"). Students race to locate and swat the correct letter card.
Mode 2: Phonics & Sound-Only (Intermediate) The teacher produces only the target phoneme: "/ch/..." or the trilled "/rr/..." versus the single tap "/r/...". Excellent for ear training.
Mode 3: Mystery First Letter (Advanced) The teacher states a Spanish vocabulary word: "Chocolate!" or "Lluvia!". Students must determine the initial sound and swat CH or LL.
Mode 4: Desk Pair Speed Duel (Competitive) Two students sit opposite each other with the board centered between them. First student to reach 5 or 10 confirmed swats wins the round!
Instructional Notes on Spanish Digraphs (CH, LL, RR) & Letters:
While the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) cataloged CH and LL as digraphs rather than separate alphabet entries in 2010, explicitly teaching them alongside RR remains essential for English speakers. It prevents confusion between single letters and distinct phonemes (C vs CH, L vs LL, and the single tap R vs rolling RR).
