Here you will find some of our fun word games. From vocabulary page tests and quizzes to test your grammar, to general knowledge.
(Some of these games will open up in a new browser window, when you have finished the game just close the window.)
English Slang - Find the right definition for the word or phrase.
Homophones - Find the right meaning.
A, an or nothing - In the style of millionaire - get one wrong and you have to start again!
Colours - So you think you know your colours - Well let's test that shall we?
Computers and the Internet - See how well you know the terminology used today for computers and the Internet - for one or two players.
Money Order - Put the British slang terms in order of value to reveal the picture.
It's all very well playing games on your own, but it's more fun with other people.
Word Association - Beginner + - This one is a bit addictive. Look at the previous word and enter the first word that comes into your head.
Word Snake - Beginner + - Make a new word by using the last letter in the previous word.
Letter swap - Intermediate + - Make a new word by using the letters in the previous word, you're allowed to swap the letters around and/or change one letter. No repetitions allowed.
The Question Game - Intermediate + - Answer a question, with a question. Great training for politicians. No answers allowed!
Take 3 words - Advanced - Make a sentence from the 3 words given.
These games are all on the Learn English Online forum.
Animals
Clothes
Computer Parts
Countries
Eating
Entertainment
Films
Food
Human Body
In the Post
Jobs
Literary Terms
Negative Feelings
Rooms
Bonfire Night
Christmas
Halloween
Spring
Summer
Valentine's Day
Click on the letters in the grid to build up the words (all the above games are taken from the vocabulary pages). Watch out though; there is a penalty for clicking on the wrong letter!
Mix - very difficult
Daily Hangman - you can play this one for as long as you like.
A homophone is a word that sounds like another word but has a different meaning. Here you can test your understanding by working out which sentences are correct. A new homophone is added every week.
Find the letters and the final word.
Match the words to fit the theme.
Is it a test or is it a game? We don't know, but these word and picture games are some of our favourites. Play Here
OOO - Game 1
OOO - Game 2
OOO - Game 3
OOO - Game 4
See if you can write down the word/phrase using the scrambled letters:-
(!Note - These games are being updated, and will only work in older browsers - see below for other games) Eating Out
Entertainment
Food and Eating
Human Body
Jobs and Work
Life and Death
Money and Currencies
Negative Feelings
Rooms and Buildings
Word of the monthMore Scrambled Letter Games (These games open in a new window)
Buildings
Clothes and Accessories
Jobs and Work
Rooms in a House
Transport
!Learning Tip as you find a word in Search for It, visualise it and say it out loud, if you do not know what the word means check the vocabulary list, if you can't pronounce the word double click on it and you can listen to it.
See how many words you can get.