Can for Abilities – Animals, Robots & Friends
A 6x6 battleship grid where young learners practice 'can' for abilities by combining subjects, ability verbs, and everyday places or contexts.
A free Battleships Game for Young learners at CEFR A2 level. Topic: CAN.
Grammar focus: Can for abilities
Grid rows
- I
- My sister
- The dog
- We
- My friends
- The robot
Grid columns
- very well
- in the pool
- in the park
- in the snow
- on the stage
- at the party
Vocabulary
- play
- chess
- swim
- fast
- ride
- bike
- bikes
- make
- snowman
- sing
- dance
- draw
- pictures
- underwater
- run
- snow angels
- loudly
- games
- catch
- ball
- do
- tricks
- jump
- high
- football
- build
- songs
- dive
- snowballs
- act
- talk
- move
- walk
- work
Printable worksheet
This Battleships Game comes with a free printable worksheet: 2 parts for students to do after the game, and an answer key for the teacher. It prints at three levels (Support, Core and Challenge); this is the Core sheet. Sign in free to print the whole sheet.
What's on the worksheet
- Play Battleships on paper · Draw 3 ships on your grid: one of 3 squares and two of 2 squares. Don't show your partner. To fire, say a full sentence. Your partner says hit or miss.
- Practise: can for abilities · Write the verb in the right form.
Part 1: Play Battleships on paper
Draw 3 ships on your grid: one of 3 squares and two of 2 squares. Don't show your partner. To fire, say a full sentence. Your partner says hit or miss.