A vocabulary list on its own is easy to ignore. Turn it into something students can flip, match and be quizzed on, and the same twenty words get a lot more use. Paste a list in the form term - definition, one per line, choose a game, and play it on this page. It works on a projector for the whole class or on a laptop for one student. Nothing you type leaves your browser, nothing is saved, and the games disappear when you close the tab.
Make the games
Accepted separators: a spaced hyphen or dash, a tab, or a colon. Up to 60 terms.
Flip cards
Matching game
Press a term, then press the definition that goes with it. Each round has up to six terms.
Terms
Definitions
Quiz
How to use it
Paste the list
One term per line, with a spaced hyphen, a tab or a colon between the term and the definition. Short definitions play better than paragraphs.
Study with flip cards
Press the card to flip it, use Next and Previous, or shuffle. Tick the box to see the definition first and recall the term.
Check with matching
Six terms a round. Wrong tries are counted, which makes a quiet competition between pairs.
Finish with the quiz
Each question gives a definition and up to four terms to choose from. The other choices come from your own list.
Making a list that games can use
Three habits make the difference. Write definitions in student words, not dictionary words, since a student who cannot read the definition cannot match it. Keep the definitions from sharing the same first words, because a matching game turns into a pattern hunt. And keep the list to a single unit; sixty unrelated terms are a lot to hold. Recalling a definition without looking, rather than rereading it, is where most of the learning happens, which is the idea behind retrieval practice. Flip cards done properly are a retrieval tool, so try to say the answer out loud before you flip.
For other ways to turn a word list into class activity, see turn a vocabulary list into practice and how to run a review game.
Simple on purpose. The quiz picks wrong choices at random from your own list. They are never built from common student mistakes, so a few of them will be easy to rule out.
How it compares with ClassSense
ClassSense does not have a flashcard feature or a flip-card study mode, so this tool covers that. The closest thing in ClassSense is Task Cards, which you can generate from an uploaded unit in Create Content and download as a printable .docx. Students also have four games inside the app (Never Look Down, Arena Brawl, Dig It Up and Escape Lab), which draw on skills from your unit rather than a list you paste. If you want vocabulary practice on its own, this page is the quick route. If you want the unit's content turned into practice with explanations and mastery tracking, that is what ClassSense is for. Your first 30 days are free, no card. There is more in classroom review games.
Common questions
What format does the list need?
One entry per line: the term, a separator, then the definition. A spaced hyphen or dash, a tab or a colon all work. Lines without a separator are skipped and listed so you can fix them.
How many terms can I use?
Up to 60 at a time. Repeated terms are ignored, keeping the first. The quiz needs at least two terms to offer a choice.
Is my list stored or shared?
No. It stays in the page in your browser, with no network calls and no storage. Closing the tab discards it, so keep your own copy of the list.
Can students play on their own devices?
Yes, the page works in an ordinary browser on a laptop or tablet, but each student would need to paste the list themselves. The simplest way to share it is to project the page, or print the word list.