Fun with Words:
On-line Games, Puzzles and Other Websites to Build Vocabulary
for College Reading and English Fundamentals

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Developers: This page was compiled and annotated by English Fundamentals II class, Section 04H, TNCC, Fall 2014


Professor: Rick Dollieslager

Email me: dollier@tncc.edu


Students: Minerva Barnes, Kayla Bartley, Elizabeth Benner, Jalen Bullard, Antonius Clark, Ike Costa, R. J. Eddy, Brianna Grant, Ben Green, Kenneth Hailey, Derrick Hite, Brittney Michie, Brady Murray, Pascal Shukuru, Taylor Tant, Grace White

Last updated: 26 March 2015

 

Vocabulary Building Games and Activities On-Line

“8 Letters in Search of a Word.” Vocabulary.co.il. Vkidz. 15 Oct. 2014. <http://www.vocabulary.co.il/word-play/8-letters-in-search-of-a-word>. (Created by Jacob Richman)

"Grammar Terms." Grammar Bytes! Grammar Instruction with Attitude: Chomp Chomp Grammar. 26 March 2015 <http://www.chompchomp.com/menu.htm>.

“Clueless Crossword." Vocabulary.co.il. Vkidz. 15 Oct. 2014. 21 Oct. 2014. <http://www.vocabulary.co.il/word-play/clueless-crossword-puzzle>.

"Crossword Puzzle Maker." The Teacher's Corner. 26 March 2015 <http://worksheets.theteacherscorner.net/make-your-own/crossword >.

“English Vocabulary.” Free Rice. United Nations World Food Programme, Rome. 15 Oct. 2014. <http://freerice.com/#/english-vocabulary/1490>.

 “Grammar Crossword.” The Learning Network: Teaching and Learning with The New York Times. New York Times, Inc. 16 Oct. 2014. <http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/xwords/print/20011101.html?module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Aw>. (Puzzle created by Frank Longo, Edited by Will Shortz)

“The Hangman Game.” I [Heart] Learning. 15 Oct. 2014 <http://www.hangman.learningtogether.net>.

“High School Analogy Match.” Vocabulary.co.il. Vkidz. 15 Oct. 2014. <http://www.vocabulary.co.il/analogies/high-school/high-school-analogy-match>. (Created by Jacob Richman)

Mad Takes. 14 Oct. 2014. <http://www.madglibs.com/index.php>. (Created by Nathanael Huddleson.)

Puzzle Baron's Cryptograms. 4 Nov. 2014. <http://www.cryptograms.org>.

Vocabulary.com. Vocabulary.com. 15 Oct. 014. <http://www.vocabulary.com>.

“Word Lists That Win Word Games.” Word Buff. 16 Oct. 2014. <http://www.word-buff.com/word-lists.html#SCRABBLE>.

“Word Shake.” Learn English. British Council.org. 14 Oct. 2014. <http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/word-games/wordshake>.

“Word Scrambler.” SuperKids: Education for the Future. Knowledge Share, L. L. C. 16 Oct. 2014. <http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/words/scramble>.

“Word Search.” Vocabulary.co.il. Vkidz. 15 Oct. 2014. <http://www.vocabulary.co.il/word-play/word-search-game>. (Created by Jacob Richman.)

Wordles. 4 Nov. 2014. <http://www.wordle.net>. (Created by Jonathan Feinberg)

Reading and Listening to Build Vocabulary: Websites and Apps

"Free ebooks." Project Gutenberg. 11 Oct. 2014. 4 Nov. 2014. <https://www.gutenberg.org>.

Let's Play Jeopardy! http://community.tncc.edu/faculty/dollieslager/Nat_Geo_Reader_Civil_War_Jeopardy.ppt

OverDrive. 4 Nov. 2014. Overdrive, Inc. <https://www.overdrive.com>.

Writer's Almanac. American Public Media, 2014. 4 Nov. 2014 <http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org>. (Hosted by Garrison Keillor)

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