Tic-Tac-Toe (Adverbs)

Level: This is most suited to B1-level students.

Time: 45 mins + 

This Tic-Tac-Toe (Adverbs) ESL Game provides practice of adverbs formed from adjectives. The students can play in teams or pairs.

For each turn, the team or student chooses a square on the tic-tac-toe grid. They must convert the adjective they have chosen into an adverb. For example, if the adjective is happy, they should convert it to happily. After converting the adjective into an adverb, the student must create a correct sentence using the adverb (e.g., She danced happily at the party.). If the sentence is correct, the team or pair can mark that square with their symbol (X or O) or a shape (online lessons). If they cannot form a correct sentence, the other team or pair gets a chance to claim that square by correcting the mistake. The first team or pair to get three squares in a row (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally) wins the game.

There is also an optional homework exercise where students write sentences using the adverbs from the game.

We have a teacher’s copy (including teacher’s notes) and a student version, which you can email to your class for online lessons.

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