Language Therapy Games

No-prep games for expressive and receptive language — vocabulary, WH-questions, inferencing, context clues, sentence building, describing, and social communication — from preschool through high school.

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Language games · 53 activities

Vocabulary & Word Finding 16 Describing & Comparing 7 WH-Questions & Comprehension 11 Listening & Following Directions 6 Sentences & Storytelling 2 Grammar & Word Forms 2 Figurative & Multiple-Meaning Language 1 Social & Emotional Language 3 Themed Worlds 6 Requesting & Core Words 1 Language + Articulation 1

Vocabulary & Word Finding 16

Naming, categories, synonyms and antonyms, word relationships, word retrieval.

Team Picture Hunt

Find It Together — Nobody Wins, Nobody Loses

Work together to find real objects in the room • 5 themes • real photo cards, optional clues, shared progress • no timer, no score, no penalty for skipping • AAC-friendly, no microphone or camera

Picture Dictionary

Browse Every Vocabulary Word

All 499 vocabulary words with real photos · search or filter by category · tap to hear it · no game, no scoring

Vocabulary · Preschool

Naming & identifying · Receptive + expressive · Ages 3–5

Vocabulary · Grades 1–2

Categories & function · Receptive + expressive · Ages 6–7

Vocabulary · Grades 3–4

Synonyms · Antonyms · Categories · Ages 8–9

Vocabulary · Grade 5

Syn/antonyms · Multiple-meaning · Define-it · Ages 10–11

Advanced Word Photo Game

Pictured Vocabulary · Real Photos

280 words in 10 themed sets • Name-it + multiple choice • category/function clues • real photos

Rapid Naming & Word Finding

Name Photos Fast · Find Words by Clue

Rapid automatized naming (RAN) timed grid + word-finding clues · real photos · Grades 2+

Tip of My Tongue

Word Finding · High school and up

108 words — real life, school and feelings • the student picks their own cue, and the summary names the one that unlocked the most words • no pictures, no timer

Spin & Solve the Word

6 categories · 48 words · picture + meaning + sentence · self-paced

The Word Is Right!

Synonyms · Antonyms · Homophones · Analogies · Multiple Meanings

Spin the wheel · 3 levels · 1 or 2 players

Find the Four Hidden Groups

Sort 16 words into 4 groups of 4 · categories, synonyms, associations & idioms · Grades 4–5, 6–8 & High School

Barnaby's Big Day

Vocabulary Storybook

Opposites, categories, concepts · Ages 3-5

I Spy Vocabulary

I Spy Something...

6 scenes · 42 words · 3 levels · Ages 4-6

Early Childhood

I Spy: Look & Find

Real busy photo scenes · vocabulary + articulation · find by name, color, group, location or sound · Mid–upper elementary

Search-and-Find Scenes

Explore illustrated park, school & beach scenes · find targets by name, category, function, or clue · describe what you find · data + CSV

Describing & Comparing 6

Attributes, function, category and location — plus compare/contrast and deduction.

Answer It, Feed It, Wait for the Surprise

Categories, functions, features, WH questions, concepts, odd-one-out & custom targets · Ages 4–10

Describing Web with Real Photos

Describe by group, function, appearance & location · real photos

Same & Different

Compare Two Things

Practice + Quiz · Venn diagram · 16 pairs · School age

Describing · Attributes · Deduction · Ages 4-6

Early Childhood

Silly Supermarket

Listen & Find the Groceries

Choose the aisle, find the grocery, put it in the cart • Category, colour & function clues • 27 groceries • 3 levels • Ages 4–7

Early Childhood

Mystery Person · Pre-K–Grade 2

A clue game for describing people · Who Is It? (1 or 2 players, pick your character) · Find the Person · Describe a Person · Yes/no questions, describing, categories · Ages 3–8 · Pre-K–Grade 2

Mystery Person · Grades 3–5

The upper-elementary level · 30 finer questions — beard vs goatee, face shape, hair tied up, cap vs beanie vs sun hat · richer clues and descriptions · a 5-question target · 1 or 2 players · Ages 8–11

Describe · Build · Comprehend

Kids type their own words · see a model, then you try · semantics, syntax & comprehension · 3 levels

Describe & Build

WH-Questions & Comprehension 11

WHO WHAT WHERE WHEN WHY HOW, inferencing, main idea and summarising.

Rank the Moves, Best to Worst

60 tight corners • Survival & real-life decks • rank four responses, then see the expert order and why • Middle school and up

Problem Solving

WH Story Detectives

WHO WHAT WHERE WHEN WHY HOW • K–2, Grades 3–5 & Middle School • 54 stories

WHO WHAT WHERE WHEN WHY HOW · Middle School · Grades 6-8

30 WH questions · Mid Elementary · Grades 3-4

30 WH questions · Middle School · Grades 6-8

Inference Detective

Inferencing • Grades 1–5 • 30 questions • Grade-leveled

Main Idea Stories

MAIN IDEA • BEST TITLE • MAIN IDEA vs. DETAIL • Grades 1–2 • 93 stories

Main Idea Stories · Grades 3–4

MAIN IDEA • NONFICTION • IMPLIED MAIN IDEA • SUPPORTING DETAIL • Grades 3–4 • 96 passages

Main Idea Stories · Grade 5

CENTRAL IDEA • SUPPORTING DETAIL • SUMMARY • LITERARY, NONFICTION & IMPLIED • Grade 5 • 156 passages

Main Idea Stories · Grades 9–12

CENTRAL IDEA • SUPPORTING EVIDENCE • OBJECTIVE SUMMARY • INFERENCE • Literary, informational & implied • 36 passages, 108 questions

Think Fast! with Rex

Inferencing · Main Idea · Problem Solving

Select your level · Elementary to High School

3 grade levels · 8 categories each · 6-category boards · 450+ clue bank · Brain Board Final · hints

Listening & Following Directions 6

Auditory memory, 1-, 2- and 3-step directions, sequencing.

Following Directions

1, 2 and 3-step directions · Ages 3-5

Color Words & Following Directions

Color naming · 1, 2 and 3-step directions · Ages 3-6

Following Directions

1, 2 and 3-step spatial directions · Ages 4-8

Airplane Adventure

In, On, Under & Behind

Spatial concepts · 1 and 2-step directions · pack, board and fly · Ages 3-5

Drive-Through Dash

Listen, Build the Order, Serve

Auditory memory, following directions, categories, sequencing & problem solving · 9 modes × 4 levels · Ages 4–7

Benny's Picnic Puzzles

Feed Benny — 5 Language Skills

WH questions, categories, following directions, describing & basic concepts · Ages 4–6

Sentences & Storytelling 2

Word order, syntax, and building sentences up into a story.

Build a Sentence

Word Order & Syntax

80 photo scenes · tap words in order · 3 levels · talk + build

Words → Sentences → Story

9 picture-word banks · Tap-to-build sentences · Read aloud & print

Grammar & Word Forms 2

Verb tense and plurals — the endings that stay wrong the longest, taught in word families rather than one word at a time.

Irregular Past Tense

Yesterday I went, not goed

60 verbs · 3 levels · Practice, fill in the blank & a printable word-family board · Ages 4–12

Irregular Plurals

One foot, two feet

44 nouns · 3 levels · One & many, pick the plural & a printable word-family board · Ages 4–adult

Figurative & Multiple-Meaning Language 1

Idioms, homophones, and words that change meaning with context.

What Does It Mean Here?

Multiple-meaning · Homophones · Idioms & figurative · Short-story context · Grades 3–6

Feelings, perspective taking and social pragmatics.

How Do You Feel?

Name emotions · Situations · Shades · Calming · Ages 3–11

Social-Emotional

How Big Is the Feeling?

Intensity & shades · Size of feeling · Calming strategies · Ages 3–11

Social-Emotional

Town Social Adventure

Social pragmatics · School age

Themed Worlds 6

Multi-game hubs built around one vocabulary theme.

5 games: Memory Match · Who Am I? · Core Word Farm · Find It! · Action Farm (verbs) · Real photos · Self-paced · AAC-friendly · Ages 2–8

Farm Boss Challenge

Vocabulary + categories · 3 lives

4 games: Memory Match · Find the Food (name/color/fruit) · Sort It! (fruit vs vegetable) · Clue Detective (riddles) · Real photos · Ages 2–8

3 games: Memory Match · Find It! (name/room/what it does) · Which Room? (kitchen/bedroom/bathroom) · Functions & categories · Ages 2–8

3 games: Memory Match · Find It! (name/sound/where it goes) · Where Does It Go? (road/water/sky) · Vehicles & sounds · Ages 2–8

National Park Animals

10 animals · 6 games: Which Park? · Where Does It Live? · What Does It Have? · How Does It Move? · Baby Match · Clue Detective · Real wildlife photos · Ages 3–8

Requesting & Core Words 1

Asking for what you want — the first and most functional thing language does. For minimally verbal, AAC-using and autistic children.

My Requesting Garden

Requesting & core words • more · help · open · go · stop · drink · snack · all done • one word, two words or a short sentence • caregiver settings, custom vocabulary • no microphone

Language + Articulation 1

Games that cover language goals and speech-sound targets in one activity.

Pickleball Rally

Say It, Serve It, Win the Rally

Naming, categories, WH questions, describing & following directions · plus articulation & syllable words · custom targets · 1 or 2 players · serve the ball to win the rally

Question Climb

Episode 3

30 WH questions · Middle School · Grades 6-8

Game Show

Cover the whole language caseload

Vocabulary and word relationships (synonyms, antonyms, categories).
WH-questions, inferencing, and context clues.
Sentence building, describing, and narrative/story skills.
Social and pragmatic language, feelings, and perspective taking.

Engaging formats kids love

From game-show formats and board games to picture-based explorers and detective mysteries, these activities keep students engaged while you target IEP language goals and collect data.

Who these language games are for

SLPs, SLPAs, and special educators working on receptive and expressive language, vocabulary, comprehension, and social-pragmatic communication.

Frequently asked questions

What language goals do these target?

Vocabulary, WH-questions, inferencing, context clues, sentence structure, describing, narratives, and social/pragmatic language.

What ages are they for?

Activities span preschool through high school, with leveled word banks and game-show formats for older students.

Is any prep required?

None — open a game in the browser and go.

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