Word Based Games for ESL Students

The words used in these games were chosen for students of English as a Second Language.

       JigWords = Matching Quiz
     MatchWords = Concentration Game of Word Pairs
     SpeedWords = Spelling Game

• Irregular Plurals #1
  • JigWords | MatchWords | SpeedWords
• Irregular Plurals #2 (-os or -oes)
  • JigWords | MatchWords | SpeedWords
• Prefixes
  • JigWords | MatchWords | SpeedWords
• Homonyms #1
  • JigWords | MatchWords | SpeedWords
• Homonyms #2
  • JigWords | MatchWords | SpeedWords
• Homonyms #3
  • JigWords | MatchWords | SpeedWords
• Opposites #1
  • JigWords | MatchWords | SpeedWords
• Opposites #2
  • JigWords | MatchWords | SpeedWords
• Past Tense of Irregular Verbs #1
  • JigWords | MatchWords | SpeedWords
• Past Tense of Irregular Verbs #2
  • JigWords | MatchWords | SpeedWords
• Past Tense of Irregular Verbs #3
  • JigWords | MatchWords | SpeedWords
• Past Tense of Irregular Verbs #4
  • JigWords | MatchWords | SpeedWords
• Past Tense of Irregular Verbs #5
  • JigWords | MatchWords | SpeedWords
• Past Tense of Irregular Verbs #6
  • JigWords | MatchWords | SpeedWords
• Past Tense of Irregular Verbs #7
  • JigWords | MatchWords | SpeedWords
• Male and Female
  • JigWords | MatchWords | SpeedWords
• Nationalities
  • JigWords | MatchWords | SpeedWords
• Cardinal Numbers
  • JigWords | MatchWords | SpeedWords
• Cardinal and Ordinal Numbers
  • JigWords | MatchWords | SpeedWords
• Animals and Their Babies
  • JigWords | MatchWords | SpeedWords
• American English - British English
  • JigWords | MatchWords | SpeedWords
• Verbs & Nouns (Advise - Advice, etc.)
  • JigWords | MatchWords | SpeedWords

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  Suffixes

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• Work - Worker (Verb to Noun/Occupation with the Suffix "-er")
  • JigWords | MatchWords | SpeedWords
• Sail - Sailor (Verb to Noun/Occupation with the Suffix "-or")
  • JigWords | MatchWords | SpeedWords
• Move - Movement (Verb to Noun with the Suffix "-ment")
  • JigWords | MatchWords | SpeedWords
• Leisure - Leisurely (Noun to Adjective with the Suffix "-ly")
  • JigWords | MatchWords | SpeedWords
• Aware - Awareness (Adjective to Noun with the Suffix "-ness")
  • JigWords | MatchWords | SpeedWords
• Create - Creation (Verb to Noun with the Suffix "-tion")
  • JigWords | MatchWords | SpeedWords
• Tempt - Temptation (Verb to Noun with the Suffix "-ation")
  • JigWords | MatchWords | SpeedWords

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  Bilingual Games

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• Animals (Spanish-English)
  • JigWords | MatchWords | SpeedWords
• Buildings (Japanese-English)
  • JigWords | MatchWords | SpeedWords

These game templates are courtesy of Frank McAree.