ESL Activities for Kids and Adults (English Games & Idioms)

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Many of these activities can be the primary focus of a daily English class. You could also adapt the exercises as warm-up activities, fillers, or extensions to a lesson.

Improve students’ core English skills.

The activities are divided into four main categories for developing core skills in English, including listening, speaking, reading, writing, and grammar.

We have also added a collection of interactive vocabulary games.

Make your classes fun and engaging.

Try our ESL board game activities based on popular TV game shows and classic board games.

Most activities are suitable for all ages and levels.

Teach your students idioms and phrases.

Check out our new searchable list of English idioms and phrases.

You can view the meanings and examples of many common expressions. Customize your own list and print it out to use in your classes.

ESL Activities for Kids and Adults

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New ESL Activities for Kids and Adults

Adverbs ESL Grammar Activity

In this activity, students will learn how adverbs add detail to sentences by modifying verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. By ...

Adjectives ESL Grammar Activity

This activity focuses on helping students use adjectives to add detail and description to their sentences. By learning to identify ...

Prepositions ESL Grammar Activity

This activity helps students understand and practice common prepositions of place (such as "in," "on," "at," "under," "next to") and ...

Uncountable Nouns ESL Grammar Activity

This activity focuses on helping students identify and use uncountable nouns correctly. By distinguishing between countable and uncountable nouns, students ...

Article Usage ESL Grammar Activity

In this activity, students will practice using the articles "a," "an," and "the" accurately, improving their ability to describe nouns ...

Tarot Cards ESL Speaking Activity

The Tarot Cards ESL Speaking Activity is useful for practicing various verb tenses. Students select random cards from a traditional ...

Name That Tune ESL Listening Activity

Name That Tune is an adaptation of the popular game on TV. This is a fun activity for improving listening ...

How To ESL Reading Activity

Try the How to ESL Reading Activity to improve students’ reading skills through interaction with classmates. The activity utilizes wikiHow ...

I Spy ESL Vocabulary Game

Have you ever played the I Spy ESL Game with younger learners? The activity is a simple yet effective way ...

New Idiom Lists with Free Worksheets and PDFs

Cat Idioms List with Meanings, Examples, & PDFs

Download the Cat Idioms List & PDF Worksheets  Cat Idioms PDF View the updated web-version of the cat idioms list in ...

Dog Idioms List with Meanings, Examples, & PDFs

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Weather Idioms List with Meanings, Examples, & PDFs

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Time Idioms List with Meanings, Examples, & PDFs

Download the Time Idioms List & PDF Worksheets  Time Idioms PDF View the updated web-version of the time idioms list in ...

Money Idioms List with Meanings, Examples, & PDFs

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Love Idioms List with Meanings, Examples, & PDFs

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Color Idioms List with Meanings, Examples, & PDFs

Download the Color Idioms List & PDF Worksheets  Color Idioms PDF View the updated web-version of the color idioms list in ...

Animal Idioms List with Meanings, Examples, & PDFs

Download the Animal Idioms List & PDF Worksheets  Animal Idioms PDF View the updated web-version of the animal idioms list in ...

Body Idioms List with Meanings, Examples, & PDFs

Download the Body Idioms List & PDF Worksheets  Body Idioms PDF View the updated web-version of the body idioms list in ...

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