Curated OER
Word Roots 6: Plic, Fac, Cogn Beginner-Context-Story 1
Hear a variety of vocabulary words incorporated into one paragraph. Click on the "Cinny Nym" character image to hear the passage via audio clip. A transcription of the paragraph is available below. Familiarize your readers with a list of...
Curated OER
Total English Elementary
In this ELL vocabulary worksheet, students answer 8 fill in the blank questions about the days of the week and sports. Next, students correct the grammar of 6 phrases. Students unscramble 6 verbs. Last, students write 8 sentences using...
Curated OER
Test Your Speaking & Listening Skills: Lucky Dip 3
Group your English language learners for this fun trivia exercise. There are 20 questions for each group to discuss. They must name different animals that live in water, recall basic vocabulary terms, recall the capital of Russia, etc....
Curated OER
Total English: ELL Activity 6
In this ELL worksheet, students think of famous people, write their names and nationalities and describe them with adjectives from a word box. Students then play a guessing game with a partner, using the information. Finally, students...
Curated OER
Breaking News English - No Hip-hop Fashion for Basketball Players
In this ESL/ELL reading comprehension worksheet, students read or listen to an article entitled, "No Hip-hop Fashion for Basketball Players." They participate in both pre-reading and post-reading activities which include fill-in the...
Curated OER
Beginning Daily Activities Unit
Begin each day with a warm-up that has ELLs focusing their minds on a skill that will be taught that day. Focusing on verbs, each daily lesson reinforces study and self-management skills, helps learners become proficient in working with...
Intel
Play Ball!
Math and sports meet on the baseball diamond in the first STEM lesson in a series of six that asks pupils to collect and perform comparative analyses of data specific to baseball. Following the analysis, scholars create a presentation...
Other
Tefl Interactive Esl Games: Matching Phrasal Verbs
There are ten levels of interactive phrasal verb matching games on this site, starting at the elementary level, and going to more advanced level words to help English language learners practice their skills.
University of Victoria (Canada)
Animal Vocabulary
This is a set of Reading games, of which the matching games are more for the elementary, and the multiple choice exercises are more for middle school. Some references are made specifically to Canadian locations.
Northern Illinois University
Vietnamese English Matching Games
Matching games and lessons for English-speaking learners of Vietnamese. Could also be useful vocabulary practice for Vietnamese-speaking English language learners.
Other
Mark's English School Online: Esl Games
A commendable teacher-created site by an American ESL educator based in Japan. Includes a nice variety of ESL/EFL games for younger students for learning the past tense or verb usage playing basketball, punctuation playing golf, or new...
PBS
Pbs: Maya and Miguel, Games
Interactive and fun activity to drill vocabulary related to sports, adventure and musical instruments. Children choose the language (English or Spanish). Engaging activity for ELL learners and students of Spanish.
Quia
Quia: Feast of Homonyms (Matching Game)
Play a game of match with homonyms. The game refreshes with new words at the completion of each round, and automatic scoring and self-checking provide instant feedback.
Quia
Quia: Feast of Homonyms (Concentration Game)
Fast-paced game of concentration that refreshes with new words at the completion of each round. Automatic scoring and self-checking provide instant feedback.
Other
Tefl Interactive Esl Games: Mystery Matches
Here are ten interactive mystery match games to play online. Match parts of sentences, similes, professions, colors, famous sayings, etc. Good practice for ELL students.
TESL Journal
Bilingual English Portuguese Vocabulary Quizzes
This site offers vocabulary-building quizzes that can be used either by learners of English or by learners of Portuguese to test knowledge of the English and Portuguese words for colors, days, months, seasons, greetings, fruits,...
Other
Tefl Interactive Esl Games: Matching Synonyms
There are ten levels of interactive synonym matching games on this site, starting at the elementary level, and going to more advanced level words to help English language learners practice their skills.
British Council
British Council: Go4 English: Vocabulary and Grammar for Arabic Speakers
This illustrated and animated site is specifically designed for English language learners whose first language is Arabic. Ask-and-Answer online quizzes and games help students understand various aspects of English grammar and vocabulary,...
Other
Fantastic Fortune Teller Game One Stop English
Teach pre-school and early primary ELL students animal names and numbers with this fun activity. Instructions and a downloadable copy of the the 'fortune teller' tool (a variation of a cootie catcher) are included.
Charles I. Kelly and Lawrence E. Kelly
Many Interesting Things: Basic Esl Vocabulary Word Lists
Collection of word lists in a variety of categories such as baseball, geography, cooking, and transportation. Learning activities include word finds, hangman, and even typing practice.
TESL Journal
Internet Tesl Journal: Ten Games for Recycling Vocabulary
10 classroom activities that help students practice (recycle, reuse, review) vocabulary they've previously learned. Includes variations of well-known games, e.g., Pictionary, Taboo, Bingo, Outburst, and others. Instructions are provided...
Pearson
Practice With Colors Game Longman Backpack
Short, fun game younger English learners can use to practice colors. Ocean creatures say (in writing) what color they are and students indicate the correct color (two different rounds; total of 2-4 minutes for the whole game).
Other
Hangman Games for Vocabulary Study
How many words do YOU know? Choose from 20 different hangman games, each with its own themed vocabulary set. Fun for one or to play with friends!
Quia
Quia: Prefixes (Matching Game)
Match common prefixes to their meanings in this online matching game.