Does It Make Sense Games
Use these ‘does it make sense’ reading games below to learn how to spot sentences that don’t make any sense - perfect supporting comprehension skills in key stage 1 (KS1). Have fun playing them with Zara the wildebeest and Wellington the turtle. Please register if you intend to use these games.
There are another eight versions of these games at Club Roy.
Zara is dreaming of space (yet again!). In this 'does it make sense' reading game help Zara's dreams come true by clicking the sentence that makes sense. Be careful because if you choose the sentence that doesn't make sense then you'll wake Zara up! There are more versions of this game starring Zara at Club Roy.
Two sentences will come on to the screen, click or touch the sentence that makes sense. The game will detect when the sentence has been selected and will automatically mark the answer. If you choose the right one then you'll be able to drag a bit of the puzzle into Zara's dream bubble.
If you choose the wrong sentence then Zara's alarm clock will ring and she'll wake up! Don't worry, you'll have a chance to have another go!
Keep going and complete all of the sentences, when you've reached the end of the game Zara's space dream will come true and she'll be very happy!
Wellington has got in a muddle with his sentences, they don't make sense. He really wants to get on with cleaning up the ocean but needs to fix the muddled sentences first. Help him by clicking and dragging the words to make a sentence that makes sense and then help Wellington recycle ocean rubbish. Wellington features in more of these games on Club Roy - check out the get more link!
Read the muddled sentence at the top of the screen then re-make it by dragging the words at the bottom and moving them to the sentence box.
Once you have re-made the sentence you'll be able to check it before you select the mark button to mark the sentence. If you've fixed Wellington's muddled sentence then you can grab a bit of rubbish and put it into the recycling bin.
Don't worry if you got the sentence wrong, you'll get another chance to re-order the words.
If you need to undo any words as you go along then click the shell in the bottom right corner of the game which will undo the last dragged word.
To quit the game then click the home icon and it will take you back to this page. Have fun playing it!