Word games

Fill the gaps

Drag the missing words back into a passage.

FreeLivePrintUses: text with gaps
  1. Paste a passageWrap the words you want to hide in *asterisks*.
  2. Players fill the gapsThey drag or type the missing words back into the text.
  3. Check and read it wholeAnswers are marked, then the complete passage is shown.
Photosynthesis in a paragraph
photosyn…carbon dioxidewatersunlight

Ways to play it

Present on the boardTeacher-led, on a projector or whiteboard
Live on devicesStudents join with a code, no accounts
HomeworkShare a link and collect results
PrintableWorksheet, cards or answer key
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No other template reads text with gaps, but the gap words convert into lists for these games.

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Rank order

Drag the items into the correct order, from first to last.

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Anagram

Drag the scrambled letters into place to spell each word.

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Sentence scramble

Put the shuffled words back in order to rebuild each sentence.

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Word search

Find the hidden words in a grid of letters.

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your turn

Make your own fill the gaps in a minute

Type your own content, or let the AI draft it from a topic.