The Game
The Game
How well do you know football vocabulary?
This Football English lesson presents, practises and tests 10 football words that are related to the game of football.
- advantage
- defensive wall
- equaliser
- header
- in play
- open goal
- out of play
- own goal
- penalty shootout
- possession
Use the activity in the LEARN section to learn 10 words and phrases used to describe different football words.
After you have finished with the learning activity, use the QUIZ to see how much you've learned and to score some points. There are also worksheets you can download to help you learn these football words.
Remember, when you score points, you move up the leaderboard. You can also help your team and your country climb the leaderboard and become Premier Skills English champions!
Good luck!
Learn and practise the words
Activity: This activity tests your knowledge of the 10 words above. Match the words with the pictures.
Test yourself: Match the words and the pictures
Quiz - How many words have you learnt?
Quiz
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Are there any football words you need help with?
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Comments
05/12/2019
points
It is very bad
05/12/2019 17:42
Liverpool
12
It is very bad
02/12/2019
points
It's fantastic.
02/12/2019 11:53
Manchester United
237
It's fantastic.
22/11/2019
points
Very well
22/11/2019 03:41
Liverpool
23
Very well
15/11/2019
points
Easy
15/11/2019 11:46
Manchester City
26
Easy
10/11/2019
points
Nice
10/11/2019 13:34
Wolverhampton Wanderers
35
Nice
04/11/2019
points
That was fairly easy to be honest
04/11/2019 23:16
West Ham United
14
That was fairly easy to be honest
11/10/2019
points
Cool.
11/10/2019 15:31
Manchester City
314
Cool.
07/10/2019
points
Actually, I can't image about equalizer.
But I've got that mean.
07/10/2019 01:32
Manchester City
309
Actually, I can't image about equalizer.
But I've got that mean.
25/09/2019
points
Yes, all correct
25/09/2019 15:50
Liverpool
159
Yes, all correct
12/09/2019
points
perfect
12/09/2019 11:30
Liverpool
117
perfect
05/09/2019
points
At the beginning it was complicated, then you can understand each approach.
05/09/2019 20:58
Liverpool
28
At the beginning it was complicated, then you can understand each approach.
27/08/2019
points
helpful
27/08/2019 17:48
Manchester City
52
helpful
25/08/2019
points
ok 10 over 10
25/08/2019 18:34
Manchester City
1734
ok 10 over 10
15/08/2019
points
only one failed
15/08/2019 00:00
Liverpool
52
only one failed
13/08/2019
points
I think you can put some explanations for those words, which is an easy way to learn and understand.
13/08/2019 16:15
Chelsea
58
I think you can put some explanations for those words, which is an easy way to learn and understand.
11/08/2019
points
oh yeeesss
11/08/2019 12:12
Liverpool
68
oh yeeesss
04/08/2019
points
Nice one.
04/08/2019 18:34
Manchester City
72
Nice one.
01/08/2019
points
I ike it the quiz phrases
01/08/2019 23:41
Manchester United
27
I ike it the quiz phrases
06/07/2019
points
That's okay
06/07/2019 01:17
Manchester United
31
That's okay
30/06/2019
points
Ok.!
Sideways, back quits. A more technical vocabulary would be lovely as all the course.
30/06/2019 02:00
Manchester United
120
Ok.!
Sideways, back quits. A more technical vocabulary would be lovely as all the course.
27/06/2019
points
Great. All right answer
27/06/2019 03:16
Liverpool
75
Great. All right answer
25/06/2019
points
very funny and interesting
25/06/2019 02:36
Arsenal
10
very funny and interesting
23/05/2019
points
I liked a very good test!!
23/05/2019 08:07
Manchester City
6
I liked a very good test!!
23/05/2019
points
The website class I read and all made
23/05/2019 07:58
Manchester City
1
The website class I read and all made
22/05/2019
points
I got everything right. I was surprised. Good exercises.
22/05/2019 17:17
Arsenal
243
I got everything right. I was surprised. Good exercises.
15/05/2019
points
Wonderful
15/05/2019 01:30
Liverpool
33
Wonderful
01/04/2019
points
good.
01/04/2019 14:28
Manchester City
51
good.
31/03/2019
points
10/10, I was surprised
31/03/2019 20:42
Liverpool
473
10/10, I was surprised
31/03/2019
points
great exercise
31/03/2019 03:39
Manchester United
46
great exercise
29/03/2019
points
good!!
29/03/2019 18:28
Manchester United
22
good!!
25/03/2019
points
I have got all, thanks.
25/03/2019 12:38
Manchester City
229
I have got all, thanks.
23/03/2019
points
Have improved.
23/03/2019 22:24
Chelsea
1749
Have improved.
11/03/2019
points
Was perfect! I realized that I konw some words :P
11/03/2019 22:48
Chelsea
127
Was perfect! I realized that I konw some words :P
04/03/2019
points
This words is very usefull.
Thanks
04/03/2019 05:21
Manchester United
38
This words is very usefull.
Thanks
01/03/2019
points
Thanks for the practise
01/03/2019 12:46
Tottenham Hotspur
171
Thanks for the practise
11/02/2019
points
Having ball possession is a high quality kind of game.
11/02/2019 16:34
Manchester United
98
Having ball possession is a high quality kind of game.
06/02/2019
points
These ten words are very useful for my learning, thanks
06/02/2019 23:43
Manchester City
109
These ten words are very useful for my learning, thanks
22/01/2019
points
8/10
22/01/2019 21:10
Arsenal
51
8/10
10/01/2019
points
I did the quiz as usual, it was not hard, but I have a mistake.
10/01/2019 04:10
Manchester United
57
I did the quiz as usual, it was not hard, but I have a mistake.
01/01/2019
points
yeah did it
01/01/2019 17:49
Liverpool
31
yeah did it
06/12/2018
points
yeah again did it
06/12/2018 12:34
Liverpool
33
yeah again did it
20/11/2018
points
itwasalittleboringforafootballgame
20/11/2018 12:22
Manchester City
9
itwasalittleboringforafootballgame
31/10/2018
points
that was awesome thank you
31/10/2018 10:49
Manchester City
45
that was awesome thank you
01/10/2018
points
Good Practice , Thanks.
01/10/2018 07:59
Arsenal
62
Good Practice , Thanks.
30/09/2018
points
Not bad, this site is good.
30/09/2018 20:03
Liverpool
30
Not bad, this site is good.
28/09/2018
points
nice website
28/09/2018 10:02
Manchester United
113
nice website
24/08/2018
points
this funny
24/08/2018 08:27
Arsenal
20
this funny
26/07/2018
points
Ehh, easy.
26/07/2018 23:58
Manchester United
10
Ehh, easy.
17/07/2018
points
Too easy
17/07/2018 12:50
Liverpool
33
Too easy
17/07/2018
points
So easy.
17/07/2018 02:09
Arsenal
595
So easy.