Have got – board game

Recently my colleague noticed that our textbook contains too few exercises to practise the verb HAVE GOT. To bridge this gap I decided to create a board game. A board game will allow my students practise the grammar in a fun way and this activity can be used repeatedly.

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Print the file once for each group of 2-4 students. Each group will need a dice, the paper with the correct answers (see below) and each player will need a counter.

Have got a simple explanation

Have got – questions

Have got – more activities

Students place their counters on the START and one of them throws the dice. They move their counters according to the number they throw. Once they land on a field they have to make a sentence using HAVE GOT. If the sentence is correct, they can stay where they landed. If it is wrong, they have to return to the START.

The correct answers are:

1. He has got books.
2. She has got a bag.
3. They have got ice cream.
4. We have got a car.
5. I have got an apple.
6. She has got flowers.
7. It has got a bag. / The dog has got a bag.
8. She has got a doll.
9. He has got a pencil.
10. I have got a banana
11. We have got a train.
12. They have got a child.
13. They have got a ball.
14. We have got a dog.
15. It has got a ball. / The bear has got a ball.
16. I have got a chair.
17. You have got a horse.
18. They have got presents.
19. She has got a butterfly.

Board Game / version 2

You can try a bit more demanding version of this game. If the students throw 1 or 2, they make an affirmative sentence. If they throw 3 or 4 they make a negative sentence, and if they throw 5-6, they have to make a question.

Then the correct answers are:

1. He has got books. | He hasn’t got books. | Has he got books?
2. She has got a bag. | She hasn’t got a bag. | Has she got a bag?
3. They have got ice cream. | They haven’t got ice cream. | Have they got ice cream?
4. We have got a car.| We haven’t got a car. | Have we got a car?
5. I have got an apple.| I haven’t an apple. | Have I got an apple?
6. She has got flowers.| She hasn’t got flowers. | Has she got flowers?
7. It has got a bag. / The dog has got a bag. | It hasn’t got a bag. | Has it got a bag?
8. She has got a doll. | She hasn’t got a doll. | Has she got a doll?
9. He has got a pencil. | He hasn’t got a pencil. | Has he got a pencil?
10. I have got a banana | I haven’t got a banana. | Have I got a banana?
11. We have got a train. | We haven’t got a train. | Have we got a train?
12. They have got a child.| They haven’t got a child. | Have they got a child?
13. They have got a ball. | They haven’t got a ball. | Have they got a ball?
14. We have got a dog. | We haven’t got a dog. | Have we got a dog?
15. It has got a ball. / The bear has got a ball. | It hasn’t got a ball. | Has it got a ball?
16. I have got a chair. | I haven’t got a chair. | Have I got a chair?
17. You have got a horse. | You haven’t got a horse. | Have you got a horse?
18. They have got presents. | They haven’t got presents. | Have they got ice presents?
19. She has got a butterfly.| She hasn’t got a butterfly. | Has she got a butterfly?