Keyword Activities for GCSE English Language

Essential practice!
Help students learn their connotations from their collocations.

These stimulating activity packs ensure students get to grips with essential terminology for the 2015 GCSE English Language specifications.

Each key term is taught through a series of activities and memory games including: Match-up, Table Fill, Crosswords (plus interactive versions), Dominoes and Flash Cards.

Activities can be copied directly onto your school network and accessed through a custom interface. All activities are available in PDF format for easy printing, too.

  • Varied and appealing activities build confidence and familiarity with new terms
  • Student-friendly definitions make complex terms accessible to all
  • Totally flexible – content is broken down logically into manageable topics, so you can fit the activities into any lesson
  • Comprehensive solutions included for easy marking – an invaluable revision tool!

Previews of all types of activities provided below. Some of these activities are provided on paper; to view a sample of these from a specific resource, click on the 'Preview' button.

What do teachers say about this resource? (8148)

Useful for GCSE English Language... I liked the range of key words and the way they were split into language frameworks, which was helpful categorisation. I like crossword clues too – a good way to engage pupils with puzzles.

L Shawcross, Teacher & Peer Reviewer