- Levels: A2B1B2C1C2
- Lesson Types: Lesson Plans
- Recommended for: Balanced TeachingDownload and GoScreen Sharing
- Themes: Games & BrainteasersPronunciation
🕑 30-60 minutes
🎚 multilevel, A2+ to C1
🎯 pronunciation, new vocabulary
🕑 0-5 minutes
– Read and understand the game before playing.
– If using the printable PDF game, print one copy per student.
– Download the presentation & print the insights to keep the answers at hand.
Game: Students have to decide whether pairs of words are homophones or minimal pairs (explained below). Information to help students with particular differences is given in the Teacher’s Insights, as well as useful extra information, examples, and explanations.
We’ve updated this ESL game to include a printable PDF version!
Can your students identify which pairs of words are homophones and which are minimal pairs in this fun ESL pronunciation game?
Detailed Description
With both a printable PDF version and a presentation version for screen sharing, this English language game focuses on pairs of words which are either pronounced exactly the same or slightly differently. Students will see the 18 pairs of words (with pictures) and be asked whether they are homophones (the same pronunciation) or minimal pairs (slightly different pronunciation).
In the presentation version, the answer is revealed after each slide, and students also get to see the words written phonetically to help them with their pronunciation.
For the printed version, the answers can be found in the Teacher’s Insights, where there are also more examples and details for the teacher to help the students.
This fun game for ESL (TEFL, ESOL, ELL) can be used as part of a course on pronunciation or as a one-off activity. It also works great for getting students into pairs or teams and as a competition. Happy teaching!
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