ESL Hangman Games
Consonant Hangman

This hangman game helps to introduce or revise vocabulary. Draw a blank for each letter in the word you wish to introduce or review on the board. Teams then take it in turns to choose a consonant. If the... read more
Dice of Fortune

In this fun hangman game, students guess letters in words, phrases or sentences and then roll a dice to try to win points. Draw the six sides of a dice on the board. Assign the following value to each... read more
Last Man Standing

In this engaging hangman game, students guess film titles, idioms, slogans, famous people and places from hangman clues. Write the letters of the alphabet on the board. Then, think of a film title, idiom... read more
Letter by Letter Hangman

In this hangman game, teams guess the letters of a sentence in order and get one guess at each letter. Draw a line for each letter in your chosen sentence. Separate the words with a slash. Write the first letter of... read more
Parts of Speech Hangman

This version of hangman is ideal for practicing parts of speech, sentence structure and grammar. Think of a sentence containing the language point you wish to introduce or revise, e.g. 'He ran really fast'... read more
Scrambled Hangman

In this ESL hangman game, students guess words by unscrambling letters. Draw a line on the board for each letter of the word you have chosen. Teams take it in turns to choose a letter. If the letter is in the... read more
Sentence Hangman

This hangman game is useful for practicing parts of speech, sentence structure and grammar. Draw a line for each letter in the sentence, separating the words with a slash. Teams then take turns... read more