Two-team sentence-building challenges. Pick the lesson you are teaching today.
Simple present — do / does / don't / doesn't
Do you like salad? · Does your mom have an SUV? · I don't like American food — 30 sentences across do-questions, does-questions and negatives. The subject is given; choosing the auxiliary is the exercise.
Frequency adverbs, when / what-time questions & the imperative
How often do you two come here? · They generally let people in at 10 · Don't be late — 30 sentences across questions, frequency statements and imperatives. The sequel to DO or DOES: choosing do / does is still the exercise.
Can · also, too & either · phone English — word search
Find the hidden words in the grid to complete each sentence — You can swim really well · I don't like hot dogs either · Can I take a message? 15 puzzles across can, also/too/either and phone English. The first WORD SEARCH in the hub: teams alternate puzzles and race the clock.
Past continuous & possessive pronouns — word search
The power went out while I was brushing my teeth · Is it Julie's turn or is it yours? · Mr. Fry was fixing the kitchen faucet — 15 puzzles across the past continuous, possessive pronouns and the bathroom words. The boss, Rocky's bath and one missed phone call.
Special verbs & do / does / did for emphasis — word search
You do have a promise to keep · Yeah, I did promise to help · Grace has a unique style — 15 puzzles across emphasis with do/does/did, the new-coworker story and the lesson's expressions: have a point, hold your breath, a conflict of interest.
Listening — how to say the numbers
The voice says two oh seven or three twelve — pick the number you heard from four options. Room numbers, addresses and big numbers, with the classic traps: fourteen or forty? oh or twenty? The first LISTENING game in the hub — best in Microsoft Edge.
Comparative & superlative — long adjectives
more difficult than · the most important — 30 sentences across comparatives, superlatives and questions. The subject word is given, so less experienced groups always know where to start.
Comparative & superlative — short & irregular adjectives
bigger than · the prettiest · better than · the worst — 30 sentences across comparatives, superlatives and questions. The sequel to MORE & MOST: the same exercise, now with short and irregular adjectives.
it takes / it takes + person
It takes six hours to get to L.A. · It doesn't take me that long — 30 sentences across affirmative, negative and question forms.
it took / it will take — past & future
Did it take long to arrive? · It will take forever to do the dishes — 30 sentences across affirmatives, negatives and questions, mixing yesterday's it took with tomorrow's it will take.
Verb to be & possessive adjectives
I'm in my bedroom · It isn't a video game · Is she your grandma? — 30 sentences across affirmatives, negatives and questions, with my, your, his, her and our. The subject is given; choosing the right form of to be is the exercise.
Every game shares one engine. To add a lesson you only write its word list:
packs/ and rename it for the new lesson.id, title, types and sentences.play-….html file, point its two <script> tags at the new pack.The wheel, timer, Lucky Cards, scoring and drag-and-drop come from
engine/tt-engine.js — fix something once and every game gets it.