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.