25 Terrific Online Games for English Language Learners

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English language learners fall into two categories — native speakers and those pursuing it via ESL/EFL instruction (or self-instruction!). But both demographics can build up their skills, no matter their age or proficiency, through game-based learning. The Internet, in its infinite providence, does not disappoint when it comes to hosting effective resources for teaching and reviewing the core components of the English language. Here’s a few particularly useful games or, more accurately in most cases, suites of games.

1. GameZone
2. Vocabulary.co.il
3. Power Words
4. LearnEnglish Kids
5. Funbrain Words
6. Vocabulary at ManyThings.org
7. ESL Fun Games Online
8. Dora’s Alphabet Forest Adventure
9. EnglishClub ESL Games
10. Spelling & Word Relationships at Academic Skill Builders
11. Lord of the Flies
12. Word Games at Games for the Brain
13. Building Language for Literacy
14. Grammar Ninja
15. Word Games at Merriam-Webster
16. Language Arts Games at Mr. Nussbaum
17. Word Games at Pogo.com
18. Tracy Boyd’s Quia
19. Grammar Practice Park
20. Literacy at BBC Schools
21. Reading Ring
22. ABC Order
23. Language Arts at iKnowthat.com
24. Power Proofreading
25. The ABC’s Zoo Learning Game

Another couple of resources:

• Making Language Arts Fun: An Online Guide
• FunSchool: Language Games for Kids