Games

Literacy Games and Activities

There are lots of literacy game sites out there that can really help you get more accurate. Just bear in mind that many will need an updated Flash Player to work. 

One of the best is Comma Castle, which has several levels to play on and helps you revise lots of basic literacy skills. It’s in the style of a simple video game but is very effective. Will you be able to get 300 points on level one?

https://gridclub.com/activities/comma-castle

 

For spelling and vocabulary, there are some Countdown and Scrabble-style word games against the clock here:

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/games/wordshake

http://www.eastoftheweb.com/games/Eight1.html

https://www.wordplays.com/boggle

In this one, you have to make words and clear whole lines of letters:

https://www.brain-games.co.uk/game/Word+Wipe

This one tests your ability to make adverbs with a hangman-style game:

http://eslgamesworld.com/members/games/vocabulary/hangman/adverbs_ending_ly.html

 

To revise apostrophes, try this one:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/game/en29punc-game-beat-the-clock-apostrophes

 

Younger Games

These next games have been designed for younger students, but please don’t let that put you off trying them. Many work really well and will help you practise skills, or remind you of what the different types of word are called, as lots of people have memories that work better with pictures anyway.

What is a noun?

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/nouns.htm

What’s an adjective?

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/adjectives.htm

What’s a verb?

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/verbs.htm

Parts of speech (younger students like playing with this one):

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/grammar_tutorial.htm

How do we use commas?

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/punctuation.htm

 

How to give a better speech:

http://www.curriculumbits.com/prodimages/details/english/making-a-speech.html