11 fun vocabulary games

Vocabulary games allow your learners to explore new vocabulary in an engaging, impactful way. Play allows for learners to have high-quality, vocabulary-rich encounters with one another, as well as providing them with the motivation to engage with new vocabulary themselves.

The benefits of gamifying the way you teach vocabulary, especially to younger learners, are well proven. That's why we have collated 11 unique vocabulary games you can try in your classroom.

This PDF booklet contains 11 new vocabulary games, the rules of how to play them, the equipment you will need and the time it will take to prepare the game. This makes it simple to slot one of these games into your curriculum plan and encourage learners to experiment with new, ambitious vocabulary.

Not only do these games reinforce vocabulary, but certain games combine vocabulary instruction with common roots to reinforce a strong understanding of word construction.