ESL TV Game Shows
Blankety Blank

In this fun ESL TV game show, students try to complete sentences in the same way as another student. One student from each team comes and sits at the front of the class. Read a sentence to the class using the word 'blank' for the missing part... read more
Blockbusters

This ESL vocabulary game comes from an English TV game show. The game can be used as a general knowledge quiz or to revise vocabulary. Draw a five-by-five hexagon on the board. Write a different letter of the alphabet in each hexagon. The two... read more
Countdown

This engaging ESL word game has been adapted from a famous TV game show. The first team chooses nine letters by saying either 'vowel' or 'consonant'. Each time the team says vowel or consonant, write a corresponding random letter on the board... read more
Family Fortunes

This fun ESL TV quiz game is adapted from a famous television game show with the same name. The aim of the game is for a team to guess the top five answers to a survey. If they do this, they win the round and score 100 points. Each round... read more
Mastermind

This ESL word game is based on the TV game show 'Mastermind'. Begin the game by choosing a secret word you want the students to revise, e.g. hospital. The length of the word depends on the level of your students. Draw one line on the board... read more
Strike it Lucky

This ESL TV game show is ideal for asking revision questions. Draw the game grid on the board. Hidden throughout the 30 squares are ten arrows, ten 'Hot Spots' and ten questions. The aim of the game is for each team to get from one side of... read more
The Price is Right

This ESL shopping game has been adapted from a famous TV game show. The game can be used when teaching shopping, prices or numbers. Show the teams a picture of a product. The aim of the game is for the teams to estimate the price of the... read more
The Weakest Link

This ESL TV game show is great for asking revision questions. Explain that the aim of the game is for the teams to collectively make as many points as possible. Ask the first team of two a question. The two students discuss the question and... read more
Who wants to be a millionaire?

Here is a fun ESL adaptation of the famous TV game show 'Who wants to be a millionaire?' A player from each team comes and sits in a chair at the front of the class. Give one player a multiple-choice question for $100. Give the player time... read more