How Much Is It? ESL Guess the Price Games
If you’re teaching money and numbers in English, these two How Much Is It? games are an easy and engaging way to get students speaking. In each game, learners see an item and three possible prices, and they must guess the correct price while practicing the target question and answer: “How much is it?” – “It’s ten dollars.”
How Much Is It? Game (Young Learners)
This first game uses prices ranging from $1 to $100, making it ideal for teaching basic numbers and money to kids and beginner learners.
How To Play
Play the video for your class. Each question shows an item and three possible prices. Students must guess the correct price while answering the question “How much is it?” with a full sentence, such as “It’s twenty dollars.” There are several ways to use this activity, depending on your lesson goals:
- Warm-up Activity – Have students shout out the answer or raise their hands when they’re ready to guess.
- Writing Activity – Pause the video and let students write down their guess in full-sentence form.
- Speaking Activity – Have students ask a partner “How much is it?” and share their guess before revealing the answer.
How Much Is It? Game (Higher Levels)
This second game uses large numbers (for example, $250,000), making it better suited to lessons with higher-level students who are learning about money and numbers.
How to Play
Play the video for your class. Each question shows a real-life item and three possible prices. Students must guess the correct price while answering the question “How much is it?” in a full sentence, such as “It’s two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.” You can adapt the activity for different lesson aims:
- Warm-up Activity – Have students call out their answer or raise their hands to guess.
- Writing Activity – Pause the video so students can write down their full-sentence answer.
- Speaking Activity – Have students ask a partner “How much is it?” before sharing their guess with the class.
More Resources for Teaching Numbers and Money
- How Much Is it? PowerPoint – A ready-to-use lesson to teach prices, money, and related expressions.
- Number Worksheets for Kids – Printable worksheets to practice numbers and counting in English.
- 10 Fun Classroom Games With Numbers – Engaging activities to make number practice fun and interactive.