Grammar Games and Activities for Parts of Speech Review

These 15 engaging grammar games and activities for parts of speech review will help make grammar learning fun and effective for students in grades 4 and up. Learn easy ways to diversify your grammar teaching ideas and instruction and increase student learning.

1. Grammar Bingo

• How it works: Create bingo cards with grammar terms or parts of speech. Call out definitions or sentences with missing parts, and students mark the correct answers on their cards. Either have Bingo cards pre-made or have students fill in the cards with words you have written on the board. Include a free space. Pass out a marker, like beans or tokens, for students to use when covering an answer.
• Hint: Take the first voice heard yelling Bingo! Let them read off all of their answers in what they believe is a Bingo. If they are not correct, don’t share the error. Instead, let the student and the class keep playing until someone calls Bingo and you’ve determined the answers are correct.
• Why it’s effective: Combines competition with reinforcement of key concepts.

2. Grammar Coloring Pages

• How it works: Print of a variety of parts of speech coloring pages (find some here). Either you pick depending on the skill you want to emphasize or have students pick. They can partner up or work independently to identify the type of word and add color to reveal a picture. These also make great morning work and learning center activities. I love parts of speech color by code pages because they are ready to use and you can find them for every season.

HINT: Make sure you find ones that are differentiated and have some supports like definitions and example sentences. Bonus: The pictures make colorful seasonal bulletin boards in a flash!

• Why it’s effective: Kids love to color and they love a challenge. Color by code pages are ready to use and should be differentiated to meet students needs.

3. Sentence Scramble (my favorite)

• How it works: Provide students with words to form a complete sentence, but scramble the order. Students work to arrange them into a grammatically correct sentence. In the picture below, I’ve created just one sentence, then below that sentence I arranged the words in various orders. Some of the sentences actually work, while others do not. Students work together to create a sentence that can be the focus of this Play with Grammar game. They then rearrange the words to create other sentences, some of which work and others that do not. Added bonus: Students can ask the class to guess which ones are correct.
• Why it’s effective: Encourages understanding of sentence structure and parts of speech. Notice that I’ve labeled each part of speech in the first sentence. Also notice that the words change their parts of speech depending on where they are located in the sentence. Talk about LEARNING!

4. Parts of Speech Sort

• How it works: Give students a list of words, and have them sort them into categories like nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. Notice that if students are asked to create sentences with these words, the part of speech may change depending on how the word is used.
• Why it’s effective: Helps students reinforce their understanding of different parts of speech.

5. Mad Libs

• How it works: Provide students with a story template that has missing words (e.g., adjectives, nouns, verbs). Students fill in the blanks with their own words. This oldie but goodie really gets kids thinking!
• Why it’s effective: Engages creativity while reinforcing knowledge of parts of speech.

6. Grammar Relay Race

• How it works: Set up stations around the room, each with a different grammar challenge (e.g., identifying parts of speech, fixing punctuation, correcting run-on sentences). Students race to complete each station correctly. When students arrive at the station, they pick up their own page to do the work in a different area. This way the station isn’t too crowded and it limits copying answers.
• Why it’s effective: Adds movement and energy to grammar practice, encouraging active participation. Discover even more grammar teaching ideas in this blog post.

7. Flip the Sentence Grammar Activity

• How it works: Write a simple sentence on the board. Students take turns changing one word or adding a word to make the sentence more complex, ensuring it remains grammatically correct. Another twist: Have a list of actions that can be taken on slides or pieces of paper that can be put up on the whiteboard. You can also have students draw an action to perform on the sentence, like add an adverb, add an adjective, etc.
• Why it’s effective: Encourages students to think about sentence structure and expand their vocabulary.

8. Grammar Escape Room Game

• How it works: Create a series of grammar-based challenges where students must solve puzzles or complete activities (e.g., fixing run-on sentences, identifying parts of speech, mazes) to unlock a series of clues and “escape” the classroom. Think worksheets, match up, word sorts, mazes, coloring pages, word searches, crossword puzzles, task cards, etc.
• Why it’s effective: Adds a sense of urgency and adventure while requiring critical thinking and collaboration to solve grammar problems. Check out the grammar coloring pages below, which includes definitions and examples.

9. Grammar Scavenger Hunt Activity

• How it works: Hide grammar-related clues around the classroom or school. Each clue requires students to find an example of a part of speech, punctuation, or grammatical structure in their environment.
• Why it’s effective: Movement and exploration engage kinesthetic learners while reinforcing grammar skills in a fun, active way.

10. Sentence Auction Grammar Game

• How it works: Give students “money” to bid on sentences that are grammatically correct. Some sentences contain errors. Students need to analyze each sentence to decide whether to bid or pass.
• Why it’s effective: Teaches careful sentence analysis and critical thinking, while the bidding aspect makes it exciting and competitive.

11. Word Wall Sentences

• How it works: Build a “grammar word wall” with various parts of speech on display. Students are challenged to create grammatically correct sentences using only words from the wall, then expand or modify them to be more complex.
• Why it’s effective: Encourages sentence-building and creativity, making grammar feel more like play than drill. Tip: Use seasonal word walls to add even more fun to this activity.

12. Grammar Wheel of Fortune

• How it works: Create a spinning wheel divided into grammar categories (e.g., nouns, verbs, punctuation). Students spin the wheel and are asked to identify or correct grammar issues based on the category. Have a list of sentences that fit that category and pick one to read as each spin’s focus. Mark off the ones you’ve used. Hint: Use a random name generator to add category names and/or point values. When the app is spun, it lands on a point value or category that you have associated with a question or issue.
• Why it’s effective: The game-show element brings excitement and unpredictability, while students get repeated practice with different grammar topics.

13. Grammar Gallery Walk

• How it works: Set up stations around the classroom, each with a grammar challenge or a passage to edit. Students walk around the classroom in pairs or groups, solving the grammar challenges at each station.
• Why it’s effective: The movement and social collaboration help keep students engaged while covering multiple grammar concepts in one lesson.

14. Grammar Skits

• How it works: Assign small groups different grammar rules (e.g., verb tense consistency, pronoun/antecedent agreement). Each group creates a short skit or role-play that teaches or demonstrates their assigned rule.
• Why it’s effective: Combines creativity and content, encouraging students to deeply internalize grammar rules as they teach them to their peers.

15. Grammar Simon (or Simone) Says

• How it works: Play “Simon Says” with grammar commands (e.g., “Simon says show me a noun,” “Simon says write a sentence using an adjective”). Students have to follow the commands only when prefaced by “Simon says.”
• Why it’s effective: Quick and simple, this game reinforces grammar terms and concepts through repetition and active listening, and using whiteboards makes it even easier!.

These grammar games and activities offer a range of activities that require critical thinking, movement, collaboration, and creativity to ensure students are engaged and mastering the material, rather than just going through the motions.

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