Vocabulary Games

Word match game

English Vocabulary definitions game

Pairwork crossword

Large crossword (fairly easy) click on free material

OUP sample-word formation and vocabulary game withprintable word sheets(PDF)

Hotseat/Back to the Board
Classic ESL/EFL Game

Vocabulary table

Vocabulary Spelling Rules
ESL Vocabulary Lessons/Activities

Extensive English language teaching ideas and vocabulary handouts for banking, jobs and directions

Lesson Exchange Vocabulary Review (all, Reading/Writing)

Lesson Exchange: vocabulary games (Elementary,Reading/Writing)

Vocabulary Notebooks for
English language students

Another Template for Vocabulary Notebook (PDF)

Another example of Instructions for Vocabulary Notebook

A third example of instructions for vocab notebook (PDF)

Activities to use with vocab notebooks
Vocabulary Word Maps for Learning and Remembering.....

Vocabulary Word Map (PDF)

A Graphic Organizer for Context Clues (PDF)

Word map lesson

Sample Vocabulary Word Maps

From Word to word: ESL brainstorming idea

Concept  Word Map

Word Map (PDF)

Sample Word Map (PDF)

Vocabulary chart

Vocabulary Teaching Ideas
for ESL Teachers

Making vocabulary stick :using word lists to make connections

Vocabulary for clear English

Using Higher Order Thinking Processes
for Vocabulary Development

Communicative Vocabulary Reinforcement

Using pictures to elicit vocabulary

ESL Food Vocabulary lesson

Sample Vocab lesson

Exploring definitions lesson

Using Wall Maps for
Expanding ESL students' Vocabulary

Vocabulary Strategy Activity

For Vocabulary Presentation and Revision

Vocabulary Revision Techniques ( all ages of students)
Collocations

Also see  collocations page

Ways to use collocations in English
language classrooms

Ideas for teaching collocations
to ESL students


Thematic/topical Vocabulary Banks

Vocabulary of the emotions (PDF)

Vocabulary of the senses (PDF)

Bus vocabulary + picture set  (PDF)

Thematic vocabulary picture sets (similar to above)
(PDF)

Skyline's thematic vocabulary lists  covering the most popular teaching topics for elementary-intermediate students (PDF)

Theme crosswords: transportation, body parts, recreation etc.

Vocabulary Banks for various topics including advertising,fraud etc.

Theme quizzes: clothes, appliances
etc

Vocabulary Banks for various topics including advertising,fraud etc.

Action Words (work/skill relatedvocabulary)

Ways for ESL Teachers to Use the Vocabulary Banks