ESL Warm Up Game Odd One Out | Odd 1 Out Worksheet Activity for English Learners

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ESL Warm Up Game: Odd One Out is one of my favourite activities. If you’re looking to get your classes started off on the right foot, then keep watching to find out more about this TEFL warmer game.

It's ideal for anyone as a way to review key vocabulary words from previous English lessons. It will take only a few minutes to make an odd one out worksheet, tailored specifically to what you want your students to review.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:34 What you need for Odd One Out
0:50 Why play Odd One Out?
1:05 More about Odd One Out
2:04 How to play Odd One Out
3:21 More ESL Warm Up Games!

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Odd one out is one of my favourite ESL warm-up activities. If you're looking to get your class started off on the right foot, then keep watching to find out more about it. The best part of this vocabulary warm-up exercise is that it requires no materials and you can make it up in a minute or two before class starts. Every English teacher should have at least a few of these activities in their back pocket. Keep on watching for all the details you need to know about odd one out, one of the best games to play in class.

You need groups of words and this activity should take five minutes and it's for beginners to low beginners. If you're looking for an ESL warmer to review vocabulary, then consider odd one out. It's easy to set up, the students like it, and it works equally well for children as well as adults. You can even use a simple version of this one for an ESL kindergarten game.

Odd one out is an ESL warm-up game that can be used to review vocabulary from the previous classes. You can write up a few sets of vocabulary words on the board or put them on the PowerPoint. I use four in each group with one of them being the odd one out.

Some examples: orange, yellow, apple, banana. Yellow is the odd one out because it's not a fruit. Table, book, chair, desk. Book because it's not a piece of furniture. Fish, cat, dog, zebra. Zebra isn't a pet or a fish doesn't have legs. Then the students have to choose which one doesn't fit and then explain why it doesn't.

You can do this just for fun or add an element of competition to it. If this is a competition, you can have students write down the odd word and then the explanation. When they're done, they put up their hands, and you can check. This makes a nice trivia type of warmer activity. Before class begins, make four to six groups of four words, with one of them being unlike the others. You may want to come up with some groups of words that have more than one possible answer.

Put students in pairs and they have to choose the odd word from each group and also write or say why they chose it. For example, yellow is not a fruit. I don't require full sentences for this explanation but just a word or two. Have students raise their hands when they complete all sets and the teacher can check their answers. If correct, that group is the winner. If not, they are out of the running. I usually make a rule that I'll only check each group once in order to prevent random guessing.

There are some fun online games for choosing the one that doesn't match. In the description are some of the best options. Did you like this odd one out game? Then you're gonna love this book 39 ESL Warm-Ups for Teenagers and Adults. It'll help you get your classes started off on the right foot, guaranteed.

It really does make a difference to your students whether you start with a warm-up or if you just jump into the heart of the lesson. Keep in mind that some of your students may not have spoken a single word of English since your last class. Ease them into things with a quick warm-up. Most of the ESL warm-ups in this book can be used to review material from previous classes, similar to how this activity can be used to review old vocabulary words. It's an ideal way to keep things fresh and interesting in your classes for teenagers and adults.

Do you have a favourite warm-up game or activity that you like to use with your students? Or, how do you review vocabulary with your students? Leave a comment below and share your thoughts.

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