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Vocabulary Activities

The document provides examples of vocabulary activities that can be used to practice and strengthen a child's word retrieval and language skills. The activities include category naming, antonyms, synonyms, fill in the blank, similarities, differences, odd one out games, sorting games, word association games, and sentence completion.

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Vocabulary Activities

The document provides examples of vocabulary activities that can be used to practice and strengthen a child's word retrieval and language skills. The activities include category naming, antonyms, synonyms, fill in the blank, similarities, differences, odd one out games, sorting games, word association games, and sentence completion.

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Vocabulary Activities

Category Naming: Give three or four items belonging to the same category
(e.g. drum, flute, guitar and piano) and then ask the child to identify the
category. You can then reverse this naming game and give the category first,
then have the child name three or four items belonging to that category. To
make this activity more challenging you ask the child to name as many items
as possible in one minute. Write down their answers and try to beat their
previous score each time you practice.

Antonyms: Naming opposites. Choose a word and try to come up with the
opposite of that word.

Synonyms: Naming words that have the same, or almost the same meaning.
This activity tends to be more difficult than naming opposites. However, it is a
great practise tool for strengthening word retrieval skills. For more of a
challenge, try to name two synonyms for each word.

Fill in the Blank: Say a familiar phrase and leave the last word out. Try to
supply the missing word. When phrases become mastered you can move on
to sentences.

Similarities: Choose two words within a category and describe how they are
the same. For example: How are a car and a bus the same? This activity
encourages the child to think about word associations. This cognitive ability
can be used as a strategy to aid in word retrieval.

Differences: This activity tends to be more challenging than describing


similarities between words. Using the same example as above: How are a car
and a bus different? This exercise encourages the child to remember specific
details that make similar objects different from one another.

Odd one out game: The child is presented with three or four items and one of
the pictures / object / written words is from a different category. The child must
identify the odd one out and discuss why. Encourage the child to use category
words e.g. banana, apple, cherry and carrots we would like the child to identify
that the first three are types of fruit and carrots are a type of vegetable.

Sorting games: Cut up pictures relating to two different categories e.g. fruit
and vegetables. The child then sorts the pictures into the correct category.

Word association games: The child is given a word and has to think of an
associated word. For example: pilot goes with….(plane), taxi goes
with…..(driver).

Sentence completion: for example “a banana is something you eat,


lemonade is something you…… (drink), a duck lives in a pond, a horse lives
in a…….(stable)”.

Children’s Speech and Language Therapy Service


www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk/cslt
© Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust, September 2012

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