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ADJECTIVES
ADVERBS
ALLITERATION
ATMOSPHERE
ALPHABETICAL ORDER
CATEGORIES
COMMAS IN LISTS
CONNECTIVES
DESCRIPTIONS
DETERMINERS
EXPRESSION
HOMOPHONES
HOMONYMS
INSTRUCTIONS
IRREGULAR VERBS
PARTS OF SPEECH
PERSUADING
POETRY
PREPOSITIONS
PROPER NOUNS
PUNCTUATION
QUESTIONS
RHYME
SENTENCES
SHADES OF MEANING
SPEAKING FLUENTLY
SPELLING
SYNONYMS
VERBS
Stand in a circle. Take turns to throw a ball to each other. 1) say an
adjective 2) say an associated noun 3)make a sentence with the
adjective and noun.
Student A (throwing) – Green
Student B (throwing) – Tree
Student C (catching) – The trees are very green
in the summer.
Student D (hot)
Your teacher will whisper to you an ACTION and an ADVERB. Act out the instructions
and your classmates will guess the ACTION and the MODIFIER (adverb)
For instance, ”Pick your nose shyly.” Your classmates will guess the ACTION then the
MODIFIER
Verbs:
walk
talk
look
listen
wash
watch
clean
smell
laugh
taste
cry
Eat
Drink
Sing
Stand
Smile
Sleep
Cut
Read
Write
Run
Close
Hit
Give
Stand
Slouch
Scratch
Pick
Scratch
Stroke
Jump
Adverbs
angrily
anxiously
awkwardly
bravely
calmly
carefully
carelessly
cheerfully
elegantly
enthusiastically
frantically
gently
greedily
hungrily
lazily
loudly
mysteriously
nervously
noisily
politely
quietly
repeatedly
shyly
sleepily
slowly
softly
solemnly
speedily
suspiciously
tenderly
wearily
Your teacher will tell you which alliterative tongue twister to say. The winner will
be the student who can repeat the tongue twister the most times with NO
ERRORS.
Amanda Armington ate awesome anchovies,
apples and almonds.
Billy Bob-Blue blew big, bouncing bubbles.
Clifford Cuthbert carefully closed the clothes
cupboard clasps.
Daniel Dawson ducked deftly as the ducks dived.
Evelyn Egbert efficiently eluded eleven elevated
eggs.
Freddie Fathington flew far for French
frankfurters.
Gregory Grumble grew great green Greek
grapes.
Hannah Harriot happily hopped home from
hopscotch.
Ivy Impala insisted on inserting ice-cream into
an icebox.
Jimmy Jackhorn jabbed a jazzy javelin in jest.
Karina Karter kept a key in a khaki kettle.
Lucy Lovedale loved laughing lots at lumpy
lemons.
Morris Musselbrook made a mushy mango and
mandarin mess.
Norman Noonan nodded nicely at noisy
neighbours.
Olivia Ormand openly offered organic oranges.
Pamela Pilsey plucked plump, purple plums and
prickly pears.
Quentin Quake quarrelled quite quietly with the
queen’s quartet.
Robyn Rafter ran readily round a rare rambling
rose.
Shelly Sherman shivered in her sheer shawl in
the shady shelter.
Trinity Tricket told two twins to taste the
terrifically tempting tart.
Uma Uber’s unfriendly uncle was useless using
utensils.
Veronica Vernon viewed a very vibrant violet
vest.
Wilma Wilson wearily warmed the wry walrus.
Xavier Xenon x-rayed extra xylophones.
Yolande Yonda yearned for yellow yolks
yesterday.
Zac Zeenan zipped and zoomed through the zany
zoo.
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In a circle, the game begins with the first person saying, "I packed my
grandmother's suitcase and in it I packed an _______". In the blank say a word
that starts with the letter A. The next person continues and says, "I packed my
grandmother's suitcase and in it I packed a ________ and they repeat the word
used for the letter A, and a ________ ". This player says a word that starts with
the letter B. Continue playing until you get to Z..
Once you are in teams your teacher will tell you use adjectives to create a
mood eg. happy or spooky. The winning team is the team with the most
effective paragraph.
Gavin stared at the ______ burger. Outside the
______ window, a ___ wind swept across the
____ town. _____ cars purred by and on the
promenade ______ newspapers tumbled along,
driven up the _____ beach, crashing against
the ___ rocks that fringed the ____ shoreline.
Work with a partner. Use 2 different colours and try to be the first to
get three adjectives in a row. After you have established the winner make
sure there is an adjective in every box then play again on the same board
but change your adjectives into comparatives and superlatives eg big,
bigger, biggest.
• Based on O and X use
adjectives instead to
make a line of 3!
Your teacher will tell you a profession. On your mini whiteboard you should
write a list of at least three things that person needs to do their job.
Points will be awarded for correct punctuation and spelling.
For instance:
A hairdresser needs scissors, shampoo and dye.
Go round the class and think of the next part of the story. Use a
connective to join your idea to the previous persons. If you pause you will
be disqualified.
and
then
but
or
so
because
if
what
when
while
immediately
who
whereas
as
to
before
after
until
although
finally
Start the story:
The clown smiled..
Draw a grid which is 5 by 5 (25 boxes in total). As a class, think of 5
categories and 4 letter word to go above.
K
I
N
G
US STATES
KANSAS
IOWA
NEW YORK
GEORGIA
SPORTS
KARATE
ICE HOCKEY
NETBALL
GOLF
ACTORS
(NICOLE)
KIDMAN
(JEREMY)
IRONS
(PAUL)
NEWMAN
(CARY)
GRANT
GIRLS’
NAMES
KATE
ISABEL
NANCY
GRACE
One student will sit at the front of a room. He/she will describe a person and
the rest of the class draws the person being described. The person being
described should known by everyone, for instance a celebrity. Once the
student has finished describing that person then the rest of the class should
guess who it is by looking at their pictures.
Split into teams. Your teacher will tell you which box to look out. You have
20 seconds to write a sentence using your determiner. Another team will
judge whether or not your sentence is correct.
SOME
A FEW
ANY
MUCH
A LOT OF
TOO MUCH
MANY
SEVERAL
A PAIR OF
The meaning of a sentence can be changed by emphasising a particular
word. Practice with the sentence, “I don’t want to wear those shoes.”
Now in pairs prepare a reading of the dialogue below. Your teacher will tell
you which situation you are in. When you perform your dialogue the other
teams will guess the situation
A:
B:
A:
B:
A:
B:
A:
Hi, how are you?
Fine, thank you. And you?
Just great. What have you been doing lately?
Oh, not much. But I've been keeping busy.
Well...it's been good to see you.
Yes, it has...well, bye!
Goodbye.
Situations:
1. Two athletes who will compete in a match tomorrow
2. A sick person in hospital and a friend who visits
3. Two old people who are almost deaf
4. A divorced couple meeting on the street
5. A couple who's love is doomed by marriage promised to others
6. A teacher and a student
7. Two people who are angry at each other
8. A landlady and her overdue tenant
9.Two people who have met before, but can't remember where
10. Two spies who are meeting late at night
11. Two old friends who run into each other
12. A detective and a criminal
Some words have the same spelling but different meanings. In pairs try to
create funny sentences using as many of these words as you can in 5 minutes:
watch, sink, trip, arm, match, jam, fan, rock, back, light. After 5 minutes you
will be scored on your sentences. In round 2 you must draw one of your
sentences.
Example sentences:
The bat grabbed the bat and batted the ball.
His socks didn’t match at the football match.
Your teacher will read you a sentence which has a homophone in it. Write
the homophone on your mini whiteboard and hold it up. Points will be
awarded for correct spelling.
You will write directions from one tube station to another. Your teacher will tell
your team which tube stations you are writing from and to. You have 3 minutes to
write the directions. You must then give the directions, revealing your starting point
but not the final destination. If your classmates correctly identify the final
destination you will be awarded one point.
Your teacher will tell you which side of the room is YES and which is NO. When
your teacher reads out the sentence go to YES if you think the sentence is
grammatically correct and go to NO if you do not think it is grammatically
correct. If you go to the wrong side of the room you will be out of the game.
1. I seen it yesterday.
2. I have went to the store in the past.
3. They have swum in the river by the cabin.
4. Mary drunk the whole pitcher of lemonade by herself.
5. The bell has rung and it is time to start the test.
6. Marilyn has taken the medication in the past.
7. Shawn and his mother have began planting the spring flowers.
8. The television was broadcast two hours late due to the basketball game.
9. The cookies bursted into flames after they were in the oven too long.
10. Mattie has chose to not go to the dance.
11. Daniel has awaken each night at midnight for no reason.
12. The dog has bitten Callie on the hand in the past.
13. Shawna forbade Heath to go to the concert yesterday.
14. Max has gave gum to me in science class.
15. At the grocery store, she has grounded her own coffee beans.
Race to make this paragraph make sense by replacing the nouns.
How will the verbs help you?
As the apple chugged away through the carrots,
she stared out of the lettuce. Tiny peas clung
to the strawberries and in the lemons, pears
grazed. A melon ran beside the cucumber,
gurgling on its way to the swede. As she
looked out of the onion, she noticed the dark
grapes drifting overhead.
Each player must create a sentence that begins with the phrase, “I am going
to...” This must be followed by the name of a place, then a verb, then an
adjective and a noun. All the words must start with the same letter. Starting
with A go through the whole alphabet (excluding X). You will be eliminated if
you do not come up with an appropriate sentence in one minute.
I’m going to Alaska to acquire amazing art.
place
verb
adjective
noun
Imagine a hot air balloon full of famous and important people. The balloon has begun to leak
gas and fall down. The only way to save the lives of the majority is to sacrifice two, three
or even more people by throwing them out of the balloon. You have 60 seconds to think of
famous people who might be on the balloon. Write them on scrap paper. Your teacher will
re-distribute them and you will have two minutes to come up with a persuasive argument as
to why your person should be saved. After everyone has spoken there will be a vote.
Examples for people:
Politicians eg William Churchill
Celebrities eg Justin Bieber
Cartoon characters eg Mickey Mouse
Historical figures eg Queen Elizabeth II
Example speech from Buzz Lightyear:
“Every generation needs a hero, and I have been a hero
to millions of children throughout the tears. I have
shown that I have the skills that it takes to show
leadership and toughness even in the most challenging
circumstances.. Take what I did in Toy Story when I
led the other toys to freedom.”
This is a paired race to write the fast and best poem. Compete in pairs on
your mini whiteboard. Your teacher will give you the subject.
Example:
Spaghetti.
Thin and soft,
Silently, slowly, easily,
Slipping, sliding, slithering,
disappearing.
(1 noun)
(2 adjectives)
(3 adverbs)
(4 verbs)
Your teacher will tell you which photo to look at.. Write a description of it.
Every sentences of your description should start with a preposition. The
student with the most sentences written at the end of the given time is
the winner. For instance: On the ocean there sailed a ship. aboard
above
among
around
at
behind
below
beneath
beside
between
in
inside
near
next to
off
on
opposite
outside
over
plus
regarding
round
save
since
than
through
toward
towards
under
underneath
Your teacher will write a list of words on the board. They will not use any
capital letters. The winning team is the first team to write the list out
again with capital letters on the proper nouns.
What do the symbols represent? The winning team is the first
team to crack the code.
Jenna ran " The empty street echoed with the drumming
sound of her shoes clacking against the pavement "
p Stop $ p yelled the guard " Jenna ignored his
shout and pounded on % heading for the street corner "
Although she knew that she was running a terrible risk % she
rushed on " What was the point in stopping &
Slowly, the guard raised his rifle "
"= %=
&= $= p=
Your teacher will write three statements on the board. Two are true and
one is false. You must ask “lie detector” open questions to get more
information to try to find out which statement is false. Your teacher will
not answer close questions. Play in groups after you have identified your
teacher’s lie.
Example statements:
• I have been teaching for ten years.
• I have a pet rat called “Monty”.
• I lived in the United States for one year.
Questions:
Where have you taught?
How long did you teach in each place?
What subject did you teach?
Why did you get a pet rat?
What does Month eat?
Where do you keep him?
Where in the US did you live?
What did you like about living in the US?
What made you decide to move to the US?
Player one must think of a word and the rest of the class must guess the
word. The catch: the class must ask in full sentences and player 1 must
answer with a word that rhymes with the word they are thinking of.
For instance:
Player 1: “I am thinking of a word that rhymes
with ‘cat,’ “
Class: “Does it fly at night?”
Player 1: “No, it’s not a bat,”
Class: “Does it look like a big mouse?”
Player 2: “Yes! It’s a rat!”
As a class agree on a four-to-six letter word. Create a sentences using
each of the letters of the chosen words. The original word must not be
used. Your sentence must make sense to get the points. For extra points,
link your sentence to the original word.
P-A-P-E-R
Peter and Paul eat rice. (One point)
F-O-O-D
Fried octopus offends dad. (Two points)
Your teacher will give you a word. Use a thesaurus to look up all the
alternative synonyms for the word. Write them on post it notes and decide
where they go in relation to each other on the staircase
Just a minute is a famous game in which contestants must speak for one minute
without HESITATION, REPETITION or DEVIATION. You teacher will write the six
topics on paper. Pull one out. You will have 30 seconds to write down some on things
you will say. You will need to use your imagination. The most fluent speaker is the
winner!
Topics:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
A place I’ll never forget.
A person I admire
My perfect pet
The worst TV show I’ve ever seen
A memorable holiday
In two teams, line up opposite each other. One person is the ‘speller’ and one is the
’caller’. Your teacher will tell the speller a word . The speller will spell the word out
loud. The caller will say if it is ‘right’ or ‘wrong.’ If they misjudge it (for instance,
saying it was spelt wrong it was right) they must sit down. If they call it correctly
they get the next word to spell out loud. The winning team is the team with the last
player standing.
Teacher: “How do you spell
‘accurate?”
Speller: “A-C-U-R-A-T-E”
Caller: “They spelt it correctly.”
Teacher: “Sorry, that was incorrect.
Caller sit down. Speller stay in.”
Your teacher will give you a word. In teams you have FIVE words to
come up with as many synonyms as possible. After five minutes count
up the number of LETTERS (not words) you have written down. The
winning team is the one with the most letters written down.
Big:
colossal
considerable
enormous
fat
full
gigantic
hefty
huge
immense
massive
sizable
substantial
tremendous
vast
bulky
burly
chock-full
hulking
humongous
husky
jumbo
mammoth
monster
oversize
strapping
voluminous
walloping
whopper
One students must leave the room while the rest think of a verb. For
instance, run or jump. When the students returns they must figure out
what the word is by asking questions, using the word ‘coffee pot’
instead of the verb
For instance:
“Can a dog coffee pot?”
Do people compete at coffeepotting on sports day?”