Word Search

Introduce

This is a simple online word search game that students can use to practice basic English vocabulary. You have to find the words to match the picture before time runs out.

Before playing the game, you choose a set of assets to use. There are about 30 sets to choose from and they cover a wide range of vocabulary topics. The game then selects about 18 items from that set to use in the game; The selection is based on the length of the words. Words like 'Spaghetti bolognese' were excluded due to being too long.

To play the game you take the pictures and guess the matching words. Then you try to find the words in the jumbled letters. For example, if you see a picture of a phone, you have to find the letters of the word 'phone'. The space is excluded and so 'the sun' is changed to 'thesun'. You can click or tap the image to see how the words are spelled, and there's also a hint button that can be activated by clicking the preset button. The challenge comes from finding all the words before time runs out. If the time runs out, the game will be lost but you can try again.

Points are awarded for each correctly found word; however, points will be forfeited if guessing wrong, when clicking on the image and getting a hint.

It is hoped that learning can take place through a combination of words, images, and sounds. The pictures present the meaning and this is paired with the English word through the process of finding the letters of the word. This is also reinforced when the audio plays. The game also practice spelling because you have to know how to spell words to find them.

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