Basic 5 English Games
Free english games for Basic 5 (ages 10–11), each with a suggested starting level. Made for families in Ghana: school years are shown as Basic 5 in Ghanaian schools.
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Daily Word Puzzle
Guess today’s secret word in six tries. New word daily!
Start with: Senior (5 letters)
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Punctuation Station
End marks, capital letters, commas and apostrophes.
Start with: Commas & apostrophes
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Homophone Heroes
Choose the right homophone to finish each sentence.
Start with: Tricky homophones
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Prefixes & Suffixes
Add prefixes and suffixes to build new words and spell them correctly.
Start with: Build a word
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Read & Answer
Read short stories and fact files, then answer questions about them.
Start with: Fact files
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Typing Rockets
Learn to type: home row, all the rows, words and sentences.
Start with: Sentences
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Word Search
Find hidden words in themed puzzles, then print one to take away.
Start with: Hard
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Word Guess
Guess the letters to find the hidden word before the balloons pop.
Start with: Long words
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Spaceman Word Game
Guess the hidden word before the alien's spaceship is built and flies away.
Start with: Hard
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Crossword Puzzles for Kids
Solve a fresh themed crossword every game, online or on paper.
Start with: Hard
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Typing Test for Kids
Check your typing speed (WPM) and accuracy in 1, 2 or 3 minutes.
Start with: Hard
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Word Runner
Run, jump and duck to collect the letters of each word in the right order.
Start with: Hard
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Sentence Builder
Put colour-coded word tiles in order to make a sentence that matches the picture.
Start with: Hard
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Story Maker
Choose a hero, setting, problem and object, then write and print your own illustrated mini-book.
Start with: Senior
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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: Challenge 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: 5-letter laddersEnglish in Basic 5
In Basic 5 children apply their number facts to bigger problems: division with remainders, decimals and fractions. Fast recall makes all of these much easier.
- 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 5?
Challenge spelling words, synonyms and antonyms, and grammar.
Are these Basic 5 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 5 child start on?
Each game on this page shows a suggested starting level for Basic 5. Move up a level after getting three stars two or three times in a row.
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