Grammar Activities and Games

Grammar activities and games make learning aboutWhichever group ends up with the most correct
grammar fun for students. And why shouldn't learningsentences wins.
be fun? Here are four grammar activities and games:Grammar Activities and Games - Sentence Maze
Grammar Activities and Games - Tic Tac ToeFor this game you need to draw a "maze" and print it
Grammarout for each student. Students all start at the start
For this fun grammar activity, you can either draw aspace at the same time. You then read a sentence. If
giant tic tac toe board on your blackboard or makethe sentence is correct, the students take the dotted
some in advance. In each square of the grid, you needline out of the start space and to the next space. If the
to put a sentence with a blank where the verb mustsentence is incorrect, they take the bold line to the
be. If your students can fill in the blank with a verb ofnext space. Then you read another students and if it is
the proper tense, then they get an X. The trick withcorrect, the students take the dotted line, etc.
this game is that the teacher must check the answersEventually, if the student has correctly answered all
as the game goes on (which can be a problem whensentences, she wins (all correct students will win at the
you have a large group of students divided into pairs.)same time).
You can also use this tic tac toe method to practiceGrammar Activities and Games - Sentence partners
other parts of grammar, as well. You can have yourGive each of your students a word. Give some
students put the given sentence in past tense, finish astudents subject nouns, others should get verbs, and
sentence correctly, etc.some should get verbs (more advanced classes can
Grammar Activities and Games - Sentence Auctionshave adverbs, prepositions, etc.) Then have your
This grammar activity is slightly more advanced. Dividestudents go about the classroom and find at least two
your class into groups and tell them what auctions areother students that they can make a sentence with.
and how they work. Then allot each group a certainWhen everyone has found a sentence to be a part of,
amount of "money" or points and tell them that theyread the sentences to the class, and then do it all over
want to bid only on correct sentences. You thenagain!
auction off sentences, both correct and incorrect ones.