Race around the track in this fast-paced game! Watch as your car zooms along the race track with every question answered correctly. The more you get right, the closer you get to the finish line. Who will end up on the winner’s podium?

Exploring Verbs Let’s Race takes students on an exciting journey through action-packed stories and vivid descriptions, challenging them to spot the verbs hidden within. Whether it’s what a character does, thinks, feels or says, students must use their knowledge of verbs to unlock the meaning behind each sentence.

With each correct answer, players move closer to winning the race, while building a deeper understanding of how verbs function in sentences. This game transforms grammar revision into an exciting competition, encouraging students to read closely and think critically about language.

Key Learning Outcomes

• ✅ Identify verbs in context
• ✅ Understand the role of verbs in expressing action, thought, feeling and dialogue
• ✅ Strengthen grammar skills through interactive reading tasks
• ✅ Build confidence in identifying a variety of verb types

How to Play

1. Choose a car and the number of players or teams.
2. Read each story snippet or description carefully.
3. Identify the correct verb from the options given.
4. Each correct answer speeds up your car - get to the finish line first to win!

Ideas for Classroom Use

• 💡 Use Exploring Verbs Let’s Race as a warm-up before a grammar or writing lesson
• 💡 Encourage students to explain their choices to reinforce understanding of verb functions
• 💡 Use the game in small groups to foster peer discussion and shared learning

Top Teacher Tips

• 💛 Let students personalise their experience by choosing from six characters before the game begins
• 💛 Select the number of players or teams at the start of the game to suit individual, paired, or group play
• 💛 Send the QR code home for students to play as a homework or revision task

Exploring Verbs Let’s Race gives grammar learning a boost of adrenaline, helping students dive into language in an interactive and memorable way.