Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Irregular Simple Past Tense Memory Game

(TESOL Worksheets--past simple, irregular verbs)
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[This is a memory game designed to practice the simple past form of irregular verbs.  The students have to match the present tense words with the past tense words.
A number grid is written up on the board.

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Each number on the grid corresponds to a past tense verb, but only the teacher can see the key.

1.       became
2.       caught
3.        cost
4.       bent
5.       broke
6.       cut
7.       built
8.       was
9.       began
10.   chose
11.   wrote
12.   spoke
13.   won
14.   shook
15.   sang
16.   said
17.   told
18.   wore
19.   threw
20.   rode

The present tense words are written on paper cards. The cards are kept face down, and the student draws a card at random.  Once they have a present tense verb, they try to match the verb with its corresponding past tense.  They select a number.  The teacher will read the past tense verb corresponding to that number.  If the present tense verb and the past tense verb match, the student gets on point for their team.  (The class is divided into two teams.)  If not, the student must return their present tense card to the pile, and the other team will get a chance.
This activity is not entirely my own, but based off of the idea from Suzanne Woodward in the book Fun With Grammar. ]

Memory Game (Concentration) Present and Simple Past
Write on Chart on Board:
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Teacher’s Key
1.       became
2.       caught
3.        cost
4.       bent
5.       broke
6.       cut
7.       built
8.       was
9.       began
10.   chose
11.   wrote
12.   spoke
13.   won
14.   shook
15.   sang
16.   said
17.   told
18.   wore
19.   threw
20.   rode

Cards to cut out for students (students try and match cards to board):
become
catch
cost
bend
break
cut
build
is
begin
choose
write
spoke
win
shake
sing
say
tell
wear
throw
ride