Vocabulary

To improve your vocabulary, study the vocabulary in context, make use of repetition, make the vocabulary personal and read regularly.
The links on this page lead to several routes with exercises. Each coloured route may lead to more challenging exercises.
The vocabulary topics are in alphabetical order.

Alphabet

Spelling of names and surnames
1) ABC: Alphabetical order

The English pronunciation

Learn all about practical phonetics

2) Phonetic exercises

Video English 'air puff sounds' by Keenyn Rhodes:

3) Puff sounds 

Animals and insects

Learn all about animals and insects
Green route (level 1): Animals and insects
Red route (level 2): The animal world 

Videos
All About Insects 
Life cycle of a lady bug

World of bugs, National Geographic

Apologies and excuses 
Practice your vocab for apologies 

1) British council apologies 
2) Practicing with apologies and excuses 

3) Apologizing "Excuse me!"  

Videos
4) "Stop saying sorry!"

5) "Don't say sorry!"

Body parts
Practice your vocabulary
Body parts elementary 
Body parts intermediate 

Classroom

Words you use in the classroom
Fill in the worksheet school objects
Green route: School supplies
Red route:  School objects and subjects

Clothes
Practice your vocabulary
Level 1: Clothes exercises
Level 2: Clothes and accessories exercises

Countries, nationality and language
Practice your vocabulary
Nationalities vocabulary Countries and nationalities exercises
Countries vocabulary Countries and nationalities - intermediate

Videos
Woodward countries
Talking about countries

Daily routines
Green route: Daily routines and activities 
Red route: Everyday activities - household chores 

Days of the week

1) Days of the week order

2) Days of the week hangman
3) Write the months
4) Seasons of the year quiz
5) Listen to the dates 

Numbers
Numbers: 1 - 100 - audio listening exercise

Video
How to say the date in English
"When is your birthday?"

Directions 

Giving directions vocabulary.

Places elementary
Directions intermediate 

Video
Every day English giving directions
How to give and get directions what books don't tell you

Feelings and emotions 

Anger, happiness, sadness, etc.

Feelings and emotions exercises

Video
Describe your feelings and emotions 

Food, drinks & dessert 

Eating out in a restaurant vocabulary 

Food vocabulary exercises  
At a restaurant glossary

Video
Common restaurant phrases and collocations 

Health 

Practice your vocabulary

Health Health problems - exercises

Health and illness Illness and injuries 

Video
Illness and health vocab
Idioms on health  

Halloween 

Practice your vocabulary

Halloween level 1  Halloween Vocabulary Elementary

Halloween leven 2 Halloween - vocabulary Intermediate

Video
History of Halloween

Holidays 

Practice your vocabulary

Hobbies & free time elementary 

Hobbies & leisure time intermediate 
Play, go and do sports 

House & furniture

Practice your dream house vocabulary 

House and furniture exercises

Video
My dream house

Jobs
Practice your vocabulary
Jobs vocabulary level beginner

Jobs vocabulary level intermediate

Linking words (conjunctions)
Practice with linking words to connect your ideas

Exercises with conjunction words  Basic conjunctions in English

Linking words 2 Linking Words and Phrases Exercise 2 – IELTSTutors
Linking words 3 Linking Words and Phrases Exercise 3 – IELTSTutors
Linking words 4 Linking Words and Phrases Exercise 4 – IELTSTutors

Videos

What are Conjunctions?
Linking Words in English | However, Instead, Therefore

Prefix & suffix
Practice your vocabulary
Practice with prefixes and suffixes Online Exercises

Video
Cambridge explanation prefix & suffix

Pronunciation

Learn all about practical phonetics

English vowels and consonants:  
Phonetic exercises

Video English 'air puff sounds' by Keenyn Rhodes:

Puff sounds 

Solar system

Learn all about our solar system

1. Glossary solar system

 2. Presentation of the solar system

Reading
Journey through our Solar System
Videos
The solar system

Weather

Learn all about the weather and our solar system
Rainy days and more

Videos
Tornados National Geographic

The summary

Make a small summary by answering the questions below. Then compare your answers with the answers of a study buddy. Has he or she come up with the same answers? 

1. Who play a part in the story? Describe the characters. 
2. What is the story about? Describe the theme (s). 
3. Is there a moral to the story and a lesson to learn. 

The Taj Mahal 

A landmark in India 

The Taj Mahal is a famous landmark in India 

1. What does the word Taj Mahal mean?
2. When was it built? 
3. Who built it? 
4. Why was it built? 
5. In what year did the emperor and Momtaz Mahal get married? 
6. Was their marriage a happy marriage? 
7. How many children did they have? 
8. How and when did Momtax Mahal die? 
9. In what year did the construction of the Taj Mahal begin? 
10. In what styles is the architecture built? 
11. How many years did it take to build? 
12. What does Taj Mahal stand for or symbolize? 

American holidays

The 4th of July 

The 4th of July is a summer holiday in America.

1. With what festivities is the holiday celebrated? 
2. What did the American colonies rebel against back in 1775?
3. How many American colonies existed then?
4. About what did the Continental Congress write a document?
5. When was the document (Declaration of independence) adopted?
6. State three things which are declared by this document.
7. Why is the 4th of July called the "birthday" of the USA?

The Coral Reef

Exploring the coral reef 

Below the waves we can explore abundant colour and life.

1. Where can coral reef be found? 
2. Is coral reef a rock, plant or an animal? 
3. What is coral reef made from?
4. How fast does coral crow each year? 
5. What is a reef?
6. What does the reef provide for fish?
7. How does the reef rely on turtles?
8. Are anemones corals, plants or predators?
9. How does the clownfish help anemones?
10. What does the parrotfish produce?
11. Why is the coral reef called the rainforest of the sea?
12. What can you do to protect the coral reefs?