Vocabulary Games

Vocabulary games

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
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)
Vocabulary Word Maps for Learning and Remembering.....

Vocabulary Word Map (PDF)

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

Spelling exercise worksheets incl. commonly
misspelt words (PDF)

Making vocabulary stick :using word lists to make connections

Communicative Vocabulary Reinforcement

ESL Food Vocabulary lesson


Using Wall Maps for expanding ESL students' vocabulary

Vocabulary Revision Techniques ( all ages of students)
Confusing words

Easy confusing words worksheet (PDF)

Confusing words "choose the word that best
completes the sentence" exercises (PDF)

Confusing words worksheet (PDF)

More confusing words worksheets (PDFs)
Scroll to the bottom of page

Confusing word worksheet (PDF)
see p. 4

Complete the sentences confusing words
worksheet (PDF)

Confusing words - lie/lay , let/leave exercises (PDF)

Thematic/topical vocabulary worksheets

Time, dates, frequency adverbs vocabulary brainstorm (PDF)

Great variety of vocabulary & collocation worksheets
-advanced (PDF)

Elementary(junior) pictures & vocabulary worksheets (PDF)

Football & sport vocabulary exercises (PDF)

Bus transportation vocabulary picture set  (PDF)

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

Thematic vocabulary quizzes on many topics: clothes, appliances  etc

Ways for ESL Teachers to Use the Vocabulary Banks
*Word Building* exercises & worksheets

A collection of word formation and meaning worksheets (PDF)

Change adjectives into nouns worksheet (PDF)

Exercises and examples for confusing words

Spelling & language use exercises (PDF)

Sample vocabulary building exercise

Suffix or prefix ? worksheet (PDF)

"Doer" and "place" suffixes (PDF)

A range of  suffix/prefix exercises (PDF)

Basic suffix or prefix worksheet (PDF)

Elementary base words & suffix worksheet (PDF)

Vocabulary strategy: context clues exercise (PDF)

Prefix/suffix compete the word worksheet (PDF)

Prefixes that make opposites quiz (PDF)

Find and correct the incorrect prefixes(PDF)

Prefix/suffix multiple choice guess the meaning
worksheet (PDF)

Advanced prefix exercises (PDF)

A variety of suffix exercises (PDF)

Building up words and breaking them down
worksheets (PDF)

Suffixes -tion, -ision, -ssion, -cian incl.
changing verbs into nouns exercises (PDF)

Noun forming suffixes worksheet (PDF)

Using prefixes & suffixes to find the meaning of
a word (PDF)

Suffix  -ible -able worksheet (PDF)

Suffix -ize -able exercises (PDF)

Suffix quiz (PDF)

Word formation with "mis" and "dis" (PDF)

Common prefixes match (PDF)

Various word formation exercises (PDF)

A variety of word building activities (PDF)

Context clues worksheet (PDF)

Suffix/Prefix reference guides/lists

Most common prefixes/suffixes with meanings (PDF)

Prefix list with meanings (PDF)

Vocabulary lists

Confusing words/misspelled words list (PDF)

One syllable word families list (PDF)

Self-concept words (PDF)

Vocabulary of the emotions list(PDF)

Vocabulary of the senses lists (PDF)

Feeling, attitude, emotion and heart words (PDF)