Education Vocabulary ESL Games, Activities and Worksheets

ESL Classroom Vocabulary Games - Vocabulary and Speaking: Snap, Matching, Pelmanism, Forming Sentences - Pair Work Here are two free classroom object games to help students practice vocabulary related to the classroom. Students begin by playing a game of snap. In pairs, students turn over a card from their pile at the same time. If the classroom object word card and picture card match, the first student to say 'Snap' scores a point. Students then pick up their own cards, shuffle them, and play again. If a student says 'Snap' when the cards don't match, the other student scores a point, and the game continues. The first student to get ten points wins the game. After that, students move on to play a pelmanism game. Students take turns turning over one classroom object word card and one picture card. If the word matches with the picture, the student scores one point and keeps the two cards. For an extra point, the student then tries to make a sentence with the classroom object word. If the student successfully makes a sentence, they have another turn. If the cards don't match, the student turns them back over. The student with the most points at the end of the game wins. show less

ESL Education Vocabulary Games - Vocabulary: Matching, Describing, Guessing - Group Work These two engaging school vocabulary games help students practice words related to education and the classroom. First, in groups of four, students play a game of dominoes by completing sentences with education vocabulary. The first player tries to complete a sentence with an education word by placing a domino down either before or after the domino on the table. If the word matches the sentence, the player reads the complete sentence to the group to show the match is correct. The next player then tries to put down one of their dominoes at either end of the domino chain, and so on. The first player to get rid of all their dominoes wins the game. Next, students play a describing and guessing game with the vocabulary. In teams of two, students take turns picking up a card and describing the education word in the grey square to their partner, who has 30 seconds to guess and say the word. If the student successfully guesses the word, the team wins and keeps the card. If not, the other team has one chance to guess the word, keeping the card if they are successful. The team with the most cards at the end of the game wins. show less

ESL School Vocabulary Games - Vocabulary and Speaking: Matching, Gap-fill, Creating Sentences, Freer Practice - Group Work Here are two entertaining educational vocabulary games to help students practice common words related to learning and school. First, students play a matching game. In groups, students take turns picking up a sentence card, reading it aloud, and then placing it face-up on the table. All the students then race to find an educational word card on the table to complete the sentence. When a student finds the right card, they pick it up and read the complete sentence aloud. If the other students agree the word matches the sentence, the student wins and keeps the cards. If not, the student puts down the word card and is out of the round. The student with the most pairs of cards at the end of the game wins. Next, students play a sentence race game using the word cards. Students take turns turning over a word card so it's visible to everyone. Students then race to put up their hands and say a sentence using the education-related word. If a student makes a suitable sentence, they win and keep the card. The student with the most cards at the end of the game wins. show less

ESL Education Vocabulary Activity - Vocabulary, Reading and Speaking: Information Gap, Asking and Answering Questions, Controlled Practice - Group and Pair Work In this enjoyable education information gap activity, students practice vocabulary related to school subjects. First, in two groups, students use education vocabulary to complete sentences about what people are learning. Next, students pair up with someone from the other group and take turns asking their partner what people are learning in order to complete missing sentences on their worksheet, e.g. 'What's Amina learning?' Students write their partner's responses in sentence form. After that, pairs race to complete sentences by writing the correct person's name next to the corresponding class they are in. The first pair to complete all their sentences correctly wins. show less

ESL Education Game - Vocabulary: Brainstorming, Categorising, Forming Sentences - Pair Work In this productive educational vocabulary game, students brainstorm and write down words related to school and education and create sentences using the vocabulary. In teams, students have 30 seconds to complete rows with words that fit four education-related categories. When the time limit has been reached, teams take it in turns to give their answers, spelling the words as they go. Teams score one point for each appropriate and correctly spelt word. However, if another team has written the same word in that round, neither team scores a point for that word. After the points have been awarded, each team has one chance to score bonus points by creating a sentence with the four words they have written. If a team only manage to include one word in their sentence, they score one point. If they manage to include two words, they score two points, and so on. This process is repeated until all ten rows have been completed. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins. show less

ESL Education Worksheet - Vocabulary Exercises: Matching, Binary Choice, Categorising, Gap-fill - Speaking Activity: Asking and Answering Questions - Pair Work This free educational vocabulary worksheet helps students learn and practice words related to learning, school subjects and education. First, students match classroom object words with pictures. Students then underline the correct words or phrases to complete sentences about school subjects. After that, students rank the school subjects in order of importance, from one to eight and compare their rankings with a partner, explaining their choices. Next, students identify the odd word out in each set. Following that, students match different types of schoolwork to their definitions. Students then categorise each type of schoolwork according to the verb it is used with. Finally, students use words from a box to complete questions about education and then ask and answer the questions with a partner. show less

ESL Education Board Game - Vocabulary and Speaking: Gap-fill, Impromptu Speech, Freer Practice - Group Work Here is a fun educational vocabulary board game to help students practice words related to education and study. In groups, students take turns picking up a card and reading the sentence to the other students using the word 'blank' for the missing word, e.g. 'My favourite BLANK is English because I like languages.' The other students listen to the sentence and race to choose a word from the game board and say it aloud to complete the sentence, e.g. subject. The first student to say the correct word shown on the card rolls the dice and moves their counter along the board. If a student gives an incorrect answer, they are out and cannot answer again unless the other students each give a wrong answer. If a student lands on a square beginning with 'Talk about...', they talk about that topic for 20 seconds to remain on the square. If they are unsuccessful, they move back one space. The first student to reach the finish wins the game. As a variation, students take turns trying to complete a sentence with a word from the board rather than racing each other. show less

ESL Education Games - Vocabulary and Speaking: Gap-fill, Matching, Forming Sentences from Prompts - Group Work These two fast-paced education vocabulary games help students practice common words related to education. First, students play a game where they match education words to sentences. Students take turns picking up a sentence card and reading it to the group using the word 'blank' for the missing word. The other students listen and then race to find the word card on the table that correctly completes the sentence. The first student to place their hand on the correct word card and say the sentence wins the pair of cards. The student with the most pairs of cards at the end of the game wins. Students then move on to play a game in which they race to form sentences that use the education words in context. Students take turns turning over a word card for everyone to see. All the students then race to think of a sentence that uses the education word in context. The first student to put their hand on the card and say a grammatically correct and suitable sentence wins and keeps the card. If a student puts their hand on the card and delays their answer or forms an incorrect sentence, they are out of the round. The student with the most word cards at the end of the game wins. show less

ESL Education Activity - Vocabulary: Matching, Forming Sentences - Pair Work In this useful education vocabulary activity, students race to form sentences related to education. First, in pairs, students arrange sentence beginning cards, education vocabulary cards, and ending cards face-up on the table in three sets. Next, students race to arrange the sentence beginning cards in numerical order and match each one with a suitable education word card and an ending card. The first pair to complete all their educational sentences correctly wins. Afterwards, review the correct answers with the class. show less

ESL Education Worksheet - Vocabulary Exercises: Matching, Multiple Choice, Gap-fill - Speaking Activity: Guided Discussion, Freer and Communicative Practice - Pair Work This handy educational vocabulary worksheet helps students practice verbs, nouns and adjectives related to education. First, students match halves together to form sentences related to education. Students then match education verbs from Exercise A with their definitions. Next, students underline the correct education word in each sentence. Students then move on to complete statements by choosing the correct words from the multiple-choice options. After that, students pair up with a classmate and discuss whether or not they agree with each statement. Students then complete education conversation questions with verbs from a box in their correct form. Lastly, students discuss the questions with their partner. show less