Playing

games

1 Match the words.
dice counter space card coin snake domino ladder tails heads

1 ___________ 2__________ 3________ 4_________

5_______ 6________
7__________ 8__________ 9_______ 10_________

2 Complete these actions from games. Use words from 1
1 Move your red ________ forward.
2 Roll the _______. Try to roll six!
3 Roll one and go to the next _______.
4 Toss the ______. If it lands on heads, move 1 space. If it lands on ______, move 2.
5 Match one ______ to another.
6 Go up a ________ and go down a ________.
7 Pick up a ______.

3 Do these words and phrases have the same meaning or opposite meanings?
1 Start Finish same/opposite
2 Pick up a card. Put down a card. same/opposite
3 It’s your turn. It’s your go. same/opposite
4 Move clockwise. Move anti-clockwise. same/opposite
5 Go forward. Go back. same/opposite
6 It’s in the rules. It’s against the rules. same/opposite
7 Miss a turn. Wait a turn. same/opposite
8 I won! I lost! same/opposite
9 I came second. I finished second. same/opposite

Useful phrases when you play games
Choose your counter. Choose your colour. Put your counters on start.
You go first. You start. Roll the dice to see who goes first.
It’s your turn. It’s your go. It’s your move.
Roll the dice. Roll again. Toss the coin.
Pick up a card. Put the card down. Play a card.
What do the rules say? That’s in the rules. That isn’t allowed. / You can’t do that!
I’m the winner! I’m second. I came third. I came last.

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ANSWERS
1
1 space
2 counter
3 dice
4 coin
5 heads
6 tails
7 card
8 domino
9 ladder
10 snake

2
1 counter
2 dice
3 space
4 coin / tails
5 domino
6 ladder / snake
7 card

3
1 Start Finish opposite
2 Pick up a card. Put down a card. opposite
3 It’s your turn. It’s your go. same
4 Move clockwise. Move anti-clockwise. opposite
5 Go forward. Go back. opposite
6 It’s in the rules. It’s against the rules. opposite
7 Miss a turn. Wait a turn. same
8 I won! I lost! opposite
9 I came second. I finished second. same