Jeapody is a well known game in the language teaching foeld that serves to test the students´knowledge of vocabulary. It can be used for phrasal verbs (Jeapody game here) or even word patterns. This is a points based activity in which the students compete against each other to see who has the best understanding of word formation.
Instructions:
Choose a word and your partner must say it as a verb, noun, adjective and adverb. If your partner can do this, they will receive a point. If they can´t, you keep the point:
For example; SPEND
| VERB | NOUN | ADJECTIVE | ADVERB |
| SPEND | EXPENSE(S) | EXPENSIVE | EXPENSIVELY |
ROUND 1: PLAYER 1= Player 2=
| EASY | COMPLAIN | DEVELOP | WIDE | HIGH |
| ACCURATE | BOOK | KNOW | LONG | POSSIBLE |
| ARRANGE | EDUCATE | USE | STRONG | SUCCESS |
| CHOOSE | FEEL | NEW | SURE | VARY |
| IMPORTANT | FLY | RELY | SATISFY | SUGGEST |
ROUND 2: PLAYER 1= Player 2=
| DESCRIBE | ILL | NATURE | LOSE | OPEN |
| BEHAVE | HAPPY | PROUD | LIE | ORIGIN |
| DO | BELONG | REFUSE | PAY | SOLVE |
| DELIVER | EFFECT | WARN | OWN | RESIDE |
| CREATE | BORE | WORK | SUGGEST | PICK |
At the end of each round, you need to count up the points and see who is the winner.
