Game 3 - Natali Honti

The synonym game

Preliminaries

Number of players: any

Age/ Proficiency Level: minimum A2 level

Preparation Time: no need

Play Time: any

Preparation

The teacher has to write the students’ names on the wheel of names in order to start the game. This wheel should be updated according to the present students in class.

The objective of the game

The game aims to enrich students’ vocabulary. They become able to list as many synonyms as possible for one word. Many students use the most obvious words in English, their vocabulary can be increased with this game. It is useful a game for any English language learners and students can learn from each other.

Rules of Play

The game should be played individually but it can be also played in pairs or groups as well. A wheel of names will decide who will start the game. With this webpage, we can randomly pick a person: https://wheelofnames.com/. When the first player is selected, he/she needs to say a word. The person sitting next to her/him continues the game by saying a synonym of the previously mentioned word. The game continues until one cannot say another synonym for the same word. In this case, the player will be out of the game for this round. The player who lasts the longest will win the round and get 100 points. The game consists of as many rounds as many time we have to play the game. It can be one round or many more.

Scoring

After each round, the winner gets 100 points. The ultimate winner will be who has the most points at the end.

Alternative

At a higher proficiency level, the game can be played with antonyms of the words as well.

Example

The chosen word is: good. Possible synonyms for this word: great, wonderful, acceptable, positive, marvelous, satisfying, valuable, excellent, favorable, exceptional, etc.