Help your students master irregular past tense verbs with this engaging Irregular Verbs Domino Game! This hands-on ESL grammar activity gives students repeated practice matching base verbs to their irregular past tense forms and completing simple past tense sentences.
Perfect for ESL, ELL, EFL, ESOL, and elementary English classrooms, this low-prep resource makes grammar review fun, interactive, and meaningful. Students strengthen reading, speaking, and grammar fluency while playing two differentiated domino games that reinforce high-frequency irregular verbs.
What’s Included
- 60 Base Verb → Past Tense Dominoes
- 30 Fill-in-the-Blank Sentence Dominoes
- Teacher instructions
- Black-and-white printable format
Two Ways to Play
Set 1: Base Verb → Past Tense
Students match each base verb with its correct irregular past tense form while building one continuous domino chain.
Set 2: Sentence Dominoes
Students read a simple sentence and choose the correct irregular past tense verb to complete it before connecting the next domino.
How to Use
- Print the dominoes on cardstock or laminate for durability.
- Cut along the dotted lines.
- Shuffle the dominoes thoroughly.
- Divide the dominoes equally among the players.
- Place the START HERE domino on the table.
- Players take turns matching dominoes according to the game rules.
- Continue building the domino chain until every domino has been played and the END HERE domino is placed.
Skills Students Practice
- Irregular past tense verbs
- Verb recognition
- Grammar fluency
- Reading simple sentences
- Speaking and pronunciation
- Vocabulary development
Why Teachers Love This Resource
- Two differentiated domino games for repeated practice
- Much more engaging than worksheets
- Encourages students to read aloud while playing
- Perfect for literacy centers and grammar review
- Low-prep, print-and-go activity
- Reusable year after year when laminated
Perfect For
- Grades 1–3
- ESL, ELL, EFL, and ESOL classrooms
- Grammar centers
- Small-group instruction
- Reading intervention
- Independent practice
- Early finishers
- Indoor learning activities
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