Basic 2 English Games
Free english games for Basic 2 (ages 7–8), each with a suggested starting level. Made for families in Ghana: school years are shown as Basic 2 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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Punctuation Station
End marks, capital letters, commas and apostrophes.
Start with: Capital letters
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Homophone Heroes
Choose the right homophone to finish each sentence.
Start with: Easy homophones
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Prefixes & Suffixes
Add prefixes and suffixes to build new words and spell them correctly.
Start with: Prefixes
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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: Medium
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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: Medium
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Sentence Builder
Put colour-coded word tiles in order to make a sentence that matches the picture.
Start with: Medium
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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: Common tricky words
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Word Ladder
Change one letter at a time to climb from the start word to the goal word, and try to match par.
Start with: 3-letter ladders with clues
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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 3 for practice in reading every word carefully
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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: Sight words and tricky words such as said, friend and schoolEnglish in Basic 2
Basic 2 is a big year for mental maths and spelling. Children work with numbers to 1,000, learn their first times tables, and read the clock to the quarter hour or five minutes.
- 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 2?
High-frequency words, spelling patterns, word families, and synonyms (words that mean the same).
Are these Basic 2 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 2 child start on?
Each game on this page shows a suggested starting level for Basic 2. Move up a level after getting three stars two or three times in a row.
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