Space ESL Games, Worksheets and Activities
Solar System Superlatives
ESL Planets Activity - Speaking: Gap-fill, Reading Sentences, Guessing - Pair Work
In this engaging planets speaking activity, students complete facts about the solar system with superlatives and then used the sentences in a quiz. In two groups, students complete each solar system fact with one of the adjectives shown... read more
ESL Planets Activity - Speaking: Gap-fill, Reading Sentences, Guessing - Pair Work In this engaging planets speaking activity, students complete facts about the solar system with superlatives and then used the sentences in a quiz. In two groups, students complete each solar system fact with one of the adjectives shown on the worksheet in its superlative form. Students then pair up with someone from the other group and take it in turns to read their solar system facts to their partner who tries to guess the correct answer. For each correct guess, students score a point. The student with the most points at the end of the activity is the winner. show less
Space Odyssey
ESL Space Vocabulary Game - Vocabulary: Gap-fill, Guessing - Pair Work
Here is an enjoyable space vocabulary game to help students review and practice words related to space. In two groups, students begin by completing facts about space with the vocabulary provided. Next, students pair up with someone from the... read more
ESL Space Vocabulary Game - Vocabulary: Gap-fill, Guessing - Pair Work Here is an enjoyable space vocabulary game to help students review and practice words related to space. In two groups, students begin by completing facts about space with the vocabulary provided. Next, students pair up with someone from the other group and take turns reading out a space fact to their partner, who tries to guess the answer by choosing a number from the box at the bottom of their worksheet and, if necessary, a suitable word. Their partner has two chances to guess the correct answer. If they manage to do this, the student puts a tick next to the sentence. When all the space facts have been read out and guessed, students add up their partner's ticks, giving them a point for each one. The student with the most points at the end of the game wins. show less
A Journey into Space
ESL Space Worksheet - Vocabulary Exercises: Labelling, Matching, Gap-fill, Multiple Choice - Speaking Activity: Drawing and Describing a Picture - Pair Work
In this useful space vocabulary worksheet, students learn and practice words associated with space and space travel. Students begin by naming the star and planets... read more
ESL Space Worksheet - Vocabulary Exercises: Labelling, Matching, Gap-fill, Multiple Choice - Speaking Activity: Drawing and Describing a Picture - Pair Work In this useful space vocabulary worksheet, students learn and practice words associated with space and space travel. Students begin by naming the star and planets in our solar system. Next, students match other space-related words with their correct definitions. Students then move on to complete sentences with the space vocabulary. After that, students circle the correct space-related word to complete each sentence. Next, students read space trivia questions and choose the correct answers. In the last exercise, students draw a space scene using as many words from the worksheet as possible. Students then describe their space picture to a partner for them to draw. Afterwards, students compare their pictures to spot the similarities and differences. show less
The Universe
ESL The Universe Worksheet - Reading and Vocabulary Exercises: Matching, Gap-fill, Guessing - Speaking Activity: Asking and Answering Questions - Pair Work
This informative space worksheet helps students to learn and practice words associated with the Universe. First, students read a text that contains... read more
ESL The Universe Worksheet - Reading and Vocabulary Exercises: Matching, Gap-fill, Guessing - Speaking Activity: Asking and Answering Questions - Pair Work This informative space worksheet helps students to learn and practice words associated with the Universe. First, students read a text that contains vocabulary related to the Universe and match the words with their correct definitions. Next, students do a gap-fill exercise where they complete sentences using the Universe vocabulary. Students then read statements and guess whether they are true or not for a partner by writing true or false. Next, students ask their partner whether the statements are true or not and write down their answers to see how many of their guesses were correct. Students also ask follow-up questions to gain more information and discuss each item. When the students have finished, they share what they found out about their partner with the class. show less
What to See in the Solar System
ESL Space Board Game - Vocabulary: Gap-fill - Group Work
In this fun space board game, students answer quiz questions about the Solar System in order to practice space vocabulary. The aim of the game is to be the first player to cross off all the space-related words on a checklist by answering questions... read more
ESL Space Board Game - Vocabulary: Gap-fill - Group Work In this fun space board game, students answer quiz questions about the Solar System in order to practice space vocabulary. The aim of the game is to be the first player to cross off all the space-related words on a checklist by answering questions with the space vocabulary. Players take it in turns to move their counter to a new location on the game board and choose a number 1 to 4. The student on the player's right then reads the quiz question corresponding to the player's location and chosen number, e.g. The Sun is the only 'blank' in our Solar System'. The player answers with one of the space words shown on their checklist, e.g. 'The Sun is the only star in our Solar System'. If the player answers correctly, they check off the word on their checklist. The first player to complete their checklist is the winner. show less