Vocabulary word hunt - Games and activities for lower-level students

39 ESL Vocabulary Activities: For Teenagers and Adults - Jackie Bolen, Jennifer Booker Smith 2015

Vocabulary word hunt
Games and activities for lower-level students

Skills: Reading/Writing

Time: 5-10 minutes

Materials: Worksheet

Make a 3 x 3 grid with clues about nine vocabulary words and include a word bank. Have students use their dictionaries or glossaries to race to get 1/2/3 Bingos or complete the grid.

Here's an example of vocabulary word hunt: www.eslspeaking.org/vocabulary-word-hunt.

Procedure:

1. In advance, prepare 3 x 3 grids filled with clues about nine vocabulary words and a word bank.

2. Have students use their dictionaries or glossaries to get 1/2/3 Bingos or complete the grid.

3. The first student to correctly match the words with the definitions wins.