TESL Journal
Activities for Esl Students: Vocabulary Quizzes Difficult
These self-test, self-scoring quizzes developed for English language learners by ELL teachers are designed for intermediate-to-advanced English language learners. Features include vocabulary important to both social and academic...
Quia
Quia: A Feast of Homonyms
This is a collection of four homonym games: Flash Cards, Matching, Concentration, and Word Search.
Quia
Quia: A Feast of Homonyms
Test your knowledge on Homonyms by using "Matching, Concentration, Flashcards, or Word Search." Site by Quia.com.
Quia
Quia: Feast of Homonyms (Matching Game)
Play a game of match with homonyms. The game refreshes with new words at the completion of each round, and automatic scoring and self-checking provide instant feedback.
Quia
Quia: Feast of Homonyms (Word Search)
A series of word search puzzles that refreshes with new words at the completion of each round. Automatic scoring and self-checking provide instant feedback.
Quia
Quia: Feast of Homonyms (Concentration Game)
Fast-paced game of concentration that refreshes with new words at the completion of each round. Automatic scoring and self-checking provide instant feedback.
Quia
Quia: Have Fun: My Quia Activities and Quizzes
Have Fun is a collection of links to Quia games, activities, and quizzes covering a variety of language arts topics, such as analogies, synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, sequencing, categorizing, compound words, grammar, sentences, and...
Kent State University
Ohio Literacy Resource Center: Homonyms
Find out the definition of a homonym when you visit this resource. This site features a list of common homonyms.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Homonyms
Read about homonyms, and then click through slides explaining the meanings of 14 homonyms and commonly misused words. Find more examples in a homonym video [1:20] and a triple homonym song video. [2:08] Finally, read spelling tips for...
Education Development Center
Tv411: Finding New Ways to Say Something
Use the activities on this site to review an understanding of synonyms and practice alphabetizing.
Arcademics
Arcademics: Word Frog (Antonyms, Synonyms, Homonyms)
Practice matching antonyms, synonyms, and homonyms, with Word Frog, an animated self-scoring activity, with three different levels of difficulty.
Arcademics
Arcademics: Octopus Feed
Select the homonym that fits the given word to feed the octopus.
Arcademics
Arcademics: Word Frogs
Determine the synonym, antonym, and homonym based upon the given word.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Word Choice: Exercise 1: Their, There, and They're
Complete these 20 sentences by choosing the correct form of their, there, and they're.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Word Choice: Exercise 2: Their, There, and They're
Complete these 20 sentences by typing the correct form of their, there, and they're.
Organization for Community Networks
Ofcn: Horrid Homonyms
This site features a lesson plan for homonyms. Young scholars and teachers will benefit in their speech and writing skills after tackling this activity.
Fun Brain
Fun Brain: Word Confusion (Choose the Correct Word)
Players choose the word that correctly completes a sentence from a pair of words that are frequently misused or misspelled, such as they're and there, blue and blew, aunt and ant.
BBC
Bbc: Skillswise: Words to Watch Out For
A factsheet, a worksheet, a game, and a quiz are provided for teachers and students at this BBC spelling skills tutorial that shows you how to avoid confusing words.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Using Reference Materials to Correctly Spell Words
Some words may sound like other words, but using the wrong word can lead to confusion and madness. A dictionary would be helpful to make sure you know what you're talking about! [0:40]
Crayola
Crayola: Mixed Up Meanings: A Homophones Matching Game
Turn a grammatical challenge into an amusing word game with inspiration from Crayola Twistables Colored Pencils and Maya Angelou's book Angelina of Italy.
Ambleside Church of England Primary School
Ambleside Primary School There, Their, They're Test
Keeping they're, there, and their straight is an important spelling skill. Practice with this interactive quiz.
Arcademics
Arcademics: Furious Frogs, Antonyms, Synonyms, Homonyms
Pick the game to play: antonyms, synonyms, homonyms and then quickly click the correct word that is the same or opposite.
Charles I. Kelly and Lawrence E. Kelly
Word Based Games for Esl Students
Games that focus attention on different trouble spots in English language learning: irregular words, homonyms, prefixes, and more.
abcteach
Abcteach: Homonyms Crossword Puzzle [Pdf]
This puzzle asks students to identify the other word in a pair of homonyms in order to complete the puzzle. Printable.