Basic 1 English Games
Free english games for Basic 1 (ages 6–7), each with a suggested starting level. Made for families in Ghana: school years are shown as Basic 1 in Ghanaian schools.
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Parts of Speech
Spot nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Start with: Noun, verb, adjective
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Daily Word Puzzle
Guess today’s secret word in six tries. New word daily!
Start with: Junior (4 letters)
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Alphabet Fun
Letter names, upper and lower case, first sounds and ABC order.
Start with: Letter order
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Punctuation Station
End marks, capital letters, commas and apostrophes.
Start with: Full stops & question marks
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Read & Answer
Read short stories and fact files, then answer questions about them.
Start with: Short stories
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Typing Rockets
Learn to type: home row, all the rows, words and sentences.
Start with: Home row
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Word Search
Find hidden words in themed puzzles, then print one to take away.
Start with: Easy
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Word Guess
Guess the letters to find the hidden word before the balloons pop.
Start with: Short words
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Spaceman Word Game
Guess the hidden word before the alien's spaceship is built and flies away.
Start with: Easy
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Crossword Puzzles for Kids
Solve a fresh themed crossword every game, online or on paper.
Start with: Easy
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Typing Test for Kids
Check your typing speed (WPM) and accuracy in 1, 2 or 3 minutes.
Start with: Easy
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Word Runner
Run, jump and duck to collect the letters of each word in the right order.
Start with: Easy
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Sentence Builder
Put colour-coded word tiles in order to make a sentence that matches the picture.
Start with: Easy
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Story Maker
Choose a hero, setting, problem and object, then write and print your own illustrated mini-book.
Start with: Junior
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Spelling Bee Championship
Hear a word in a sentence, spell it and win four bee rounds to become the champion.
Start with: Sound patterns (rain, night)
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CVC Words Game
See a picture, hear the word, and drag letter tiles into sound boxes to build short vowel words like cat, pig and sun.
Start with: Word chains: change one letter (cat → hat → hot)
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Letter Tracing Game
Follow the green dot and the arrows to trace letters, numbers and your own name the way they are taught at school.
Start with: Tricky letters such as b, d, p, q, g and y, and neat number formation
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Read and Match
Read a short phrase or sentence and tap the one picture that matches it exactly. The other pictures differ by just one word.
Start with: Level 2: sight words such as the, two, blue and little, then Level 3 sentences with on, under, in and next to
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Word Jumper
Jump the frog onto floating letter blocks in the right order to spell the word in the picture, and win a shower of coins.
Start with: Consonant digraphs (sh, ch, th, ck, ng) and long vowels (ai, ee, oa, igh, oo)English in Basic 1
In Basic 1 children become more confident readers and start working with bigger numbers. These games turn the key Basic 1 skills into fun ten-question challenges.
- Read the words aloud together. Hearing and saying words strengthens memory.
- Use new vocabulary from the games in everyday conversation.
- For spelling, encourage “look, say, cover, write, check” away from the screen too.
- Praise effort and strategies (“you sounded it out!”), not just correct answers.
Frequently asked questions
What english should my child know in Basic 1?
High-frequency words, rhymes with different spellings, spelling common words, and spotting nouns, verbs and adjectives.
Are these Basic 1 english games free?
Yes. Every game is free to play in the browser, with no download and no sign-up needed.
Which level should a Basic 1 child start on?
Each game on this page shows a suggested starting level for Basic 1. Move up a level after getting three stars two or three times in a row.
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