Time for a brain break!

Sharpen up your language skills with a few games.  A welcome break from revision and homework?

This isn't a game, as such, but it is a very useful site that tells you grammatical terminology: super for years 7 - 9  http://www.chompchomp.com/terms.htm

This game is the best:

http://www.mrnussbaum.com/semicolonwars/index.html

Fabulous !  Who will win the war of the punctuation marks?  Play it if you dare!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/

There are a range of grammar games on this brilliant website.  They are useful for all of us!

http://www.mrnussbaum.com/everglades.htm

Don't be fooled by this game that tests your spelling:  it starts off easy but....

http://www.english-online.org.uk/games/grofdoom/grofdoom1.htm

An interactive adventure game that tests your language skills to the max!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/spellits/index.shtml

Oh, it is a silly one.  But, Miss Epsom loves the animation!  Rather basic and very amusing.

http://www.funbrain.com/idioms/index.html

This game introduces you to a range of idioms that exist in the English language.  Beware, they are not always translatable!

http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/

This game will help you remember the grammatical terms for components of the English language.   'Advanced' level is for you or, as it is even more complicated, try

http://www.mrnussbaum.com/paralaughsindex.htm

80's classics:

http://www.freepacman.org/

http://www.freespaceinvaders.org/