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Free English games for children
Twelve short games for ages 4 to 14. Every game has spoken prompts, works with a mouse, a finger or a keyboard, and needs no login. Games for the youngest children have no timers and no losing.
Ages 4 to 8 and mixed ages
- Ages 4 to 8Word DetectiveHear a word, then tap the matching picture.
- Ages 4 to 11Odd One OutSpot the picture or word that does not belong, then hear why.
- Ages 5 to 11Mystery WordGuess the letters. Every right letter adds a petal to the flower.
- Ages 4 to 11Memory PairsFlip cards to find pairs: words and pictures, synonyms, homophones or past tense.
- Ages 4 to 8Syllable ClapHear a word and tap the drum once for every beat.
- Ages 4 to 11Sort ItSort pictures or words into boxes: living, nouns, verbs and more.
- Ages 5 to 8Listen and ColourHear an instruction, then colour the right thing in the picture.
- Ages 5 to 8Sentence TrainPut the word carriages in order, then hear the sentence read back.
- All agesStory DiceRoll three picture dice and tell a story. No scoring.
Ages 7 to 14
- Ages 7 to 11Punctuation PopTap the gap where the capital, full stop, comma or question mark goes.
- Ages 8 to 14Quiz ShowTen questions hosted by Daniel, with two lifelines.
- Ages 7 to 14Word LadderChange one letter at a time to climb from one word to another.
For grown-ups and teachers
These games sit beside the levelled stories and the spelling, past tense, word match and grammar practice on the practice page. Each game page says what it teaches. Stars and stickers are saved only on this device. Teachers can also use the classroom tools on the board.