Expanding EAL students' vocabulary

Games, strategies and ideas to help EAL and EFL students improve their vocabulary skills

Tes Resources Team

Improving Vocabulary In EAL Resources for primary and secondary

Support your EAL and EFL students to expand their vocabulary with a range of games, strategies and worksheets

Are you worried your EAL learners tend to use the same words over and over? We've got you covered. Check out this collection of hand-picked, popular and engaging resources to make vocabulary learning fun and effective.

Ideas for all levels

Use one of these smart game ideas and help students practise using target vocabulary in an engaging way.

Brainwreck - A Dynamic Vocabulary Practice Game
Esteem Learning

Brainwreck - A Dynamic Vocabulary Practice Game

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Brainwreck is a way to practice vocabulary in an exciting and dynamic way! Just add vocabulary from your current unit, print the game, and you re ready to play. Brainwreck really gets students to remember the vocabulary - it requires students to use kinesthetic, visual, written, verbal, and non-li...
Building Vocabulary and Dictionary Skills
Polly Puddleduck

Building Vocabulary and Dictionary Skills

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Word Maps are a must for all lessons. Students should be able to write down any words that they have not understood . This is not confined to literacy alone but can and should be used for all subjects. Words maps are excellent visual aids for those students that find spellings and new vocabulary d...
More Word Square Puzzles
VocabularyNinja

More Word Square Puzzles

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Word Square Puzzles are great for flexing and building a pupils vocabulary repertoire. Use as a starter activity, extension, challenge, SPaG, homework or just for fun! Each square has a target word made up off all of the letters within the square, but how many words in total can pupils generate ...
Fun ESL Game - Past Tense Verbs
StudiousSprout

Fun ESL Game - Past Tense Verbs

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Past Tense Verbs Game This PowerPoint game is an enjoyable way for children to verbally practise past tense sentences (both positive and negative). Ideal for tutors who teach English online to use in 1 to 1 lessons as well as ESL and EAL teachers based in the classroom. Perfect for children studyi...

Games for beginners

Review basic words for beginner and elementary level learners with a fun activity, word puzzle or flash card game.

Building vocabulary knowledge

Use these worksheets, lessons and vocabulary activities to teach dictionary skills, investigate root words and enlarge advanced learners' vocabulary.

Using Word Roots to Teach Vocabulary
EnglishHints

Using Word Roots to Teach Vocabulary

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Help intermediate English learners (or middle- high school English students) master academic vocabulary by learning some of the most useful word root and prefix combinations. Examples and practice with over 30 important Latin and Greek roots, including 3 pages on Greek roots, 2 on sensory roots...
Vocabulary Progressions
R Jayne

Vocabulary Progressions

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Vocabulary to aid and support children when writing. A range of adventurous vocabulary linked to specific genres, as well as alternatives for said and different openers to enhance writing ideas.
Vocabulary Intervention
emmabacon55

Vocabulary Intervention

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Intervention designed for the teaching and improving of vocabulary. Designed by a Head of Literacy at a secondary school. Previously worked really well in improving vocabulary. Focus on a range of Tier 2 words. The intervention is designed to be repetitive and thorough in the teaching of the n...