Noun Phrases ESL Games & Activities

ESL Noun Phrases Game - Grammar and Vocabulary: Matching, Gap-fill - Group Work In this engaging noun phrases game, students complete sentences by building noun phrases with adjective pairs joined by 'but'. Teams take turns picking up a noun card and placing it face up on the table, e.g. town. That team has one minute to choose a sentence where they think the noun belongs and form a noun phrase using one of the adjective pairs with 'but' between the adjectives. The other team checks the completed sentence. If they agree it is correct, the team scores one point. The team then writes the noun phrase in the sentence, e.g. 'It's in a remote but charming town called Aliston...'If the other team thinks it is incorrect, the team subtracts one point and returns the noun card to the bottom of the pile. It's then the other team's turn to play. The game continues until all the sentences have been completed. The team with the most points wins the game. show less

ESL Noun Phrases Game - Vocabulary and Speaking: Matching, Pelmanism, Forming Phrases from Prompts - Pair Work In this productive noun phrases game, students match verb phrases to prompts from which they form noun phrases. In pairs, students take turns turning over one verb phrase card and one noun phrase prompt card. If the verb phrase matches the noun phrase prompt (e.g. 'She requested access to the files' and 'request/file access'), the student reads the verb phrase card aloud and then uses the prompt card to form a noun phrase, e.g. 'Her request for file access.' If the other student agrees that the noun phrase is correct and matches the verb phrase, the student keeps both cards and has another turn. If the two cards don't match, the student turns them back over, keeping them in the same place. There are 20 verb phrase and noun phrase pairs in total. The student with the most pairs of cards at the end of the game wins. show less

ESL Noun Phrases Game - Grammar, Vocabulary and Speaking: Reforming Sentences, Controlled and Freer Practice - Pair Work In this free noun phrases game, students practice changing verb phrases in sentences to noun phrases. In pairs, students take turns picking up a card and reading out the top sentence on the card to the other student, e.g. 'The little girl was obviously pleased to receive a new bicycle for Christmas.' The other student then tries to change the sentence by replacing the verb phrase with a noun phrase, retaining the original meaning, e.g. 'The little girl's pleasure at receiving a new bicycle for Christmas was obvious.' If the student successfully manages to say the sentence written at the bottom of the card or a similarly accurate sentence, they move their counter ahead one space diagonally. If the student is unable to form a correct sentence, they stay where they are. The two students then swap roles. The first student to reach the finish wins the game. show less

ESL Noun Phrases Activity - Grammar and Vocabulary: Information Gap, Asking and Answering questions, Table and Sentence Completion - Pair Work Here is a useful noun phrases activity to help students practice double possessive noun phrases with possessive determiners. First, students ask their partner for information about guests at a wedding and complete a table with their answers. When both students have completed the table, students work alone to complete sentences using the relationship word bank and the required noun phrase structure. Afterwards, check the correct answers with the class. show less