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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How did you do? Did you get everything right?
Are there any football words you need help with?
Let us know in the comments.
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Comments
13/07/2017
points
New word - equaliser.
13/07/2017 09:58
Stoke City
13
New word - equaliser.
13/07/2017
points
I've got ten useful vocabularies for football .Thanks.
13/07/2017 05:55
Manchester United
2
I've got ten useful vocabularies for football .Thanks.
10/07/2017
points
Useful
10/07/2017 11:36
Chelsea
1
Useful
08/07/2017
points
hello ....
08/07/2017 12:10
Arsenal
5
hello ....
07/07/2017
points
Just 1 I missed
07/07/2017 09:26
Manchester City
2
Just 1 I missed
08/05/2017
points
I have just got 9 right answers
08/05/2017 15:55
Manchester United
700
I have just got 9 right answers
06/04/2017
points
This word is very important and very helpful.thanks
06/04/2017 22:39
Manchester United
46
This word is very important and very helpful.thanks
04/03/2017
points
love it
04/03/2017 10:25
Chelsea
22
love it
15/02/2017
points
These 10 words are useful words.
15/02/2017 05:19
Manchester United
31
These 10 words are useful words.
15/02/2017
points
Hi Si Thu Zeya
We're very happy that you found them useful.
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
15/02/2017 08:14
Liverpool
594
Hi Si Thu Zeya
We're very happy that you found them useful.
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
06/02/2017
points
Great job
06/02/2017 22:02
Arsenal
19
Great job
26/01/2017
points
yes. everythig was right
26/01/2017 13:55
Chelsea
1
yes. everythig was right
26/01/2017
points
Interesting! :)
26/01/2017 05:24
Manchester United
684
Interesting! :)
24/01/2017
points
I got 9 correct from the first time)
24/01/2017 19:50
Manchester United
20
I got 9 correct from the first time)
20/01/2017
points
10-10
20/01/2017 00:31
Manchester United
49
10-10
10/01/2017
points
right
10/01/2017 11:27
Manchester United
113
right
07/01/2017
points
It's very useful words
07/01/2017 17:23
Arsenal
68
It's very useful words
02/01/2017
points
Oh my god
02/01/2017 01:29
Liverpool
29
Oh my god
26/12/2016
points
I liked! But I need write this words, practise to I fix it!
26/12/2016 18:46
Liverpool
70
I liked! But I need write this words, practise to I fix it!
18/12/2016
points
easy peasy
18/12/2016 15:57
Watford
31
easy peasy
28/11/2016
points
Good job!
28/11/2016 11:46
Arsenal
2337
Good job!
24/11/2016
points
I almost got my game perfect!! :$ it'll be better the next
24/11/2016 00:35
Liverpool
72
I almost got my game perfect!! :$ it'll be better the next
17/11/2016
points
cool
17/11/2016 21:50
Liverpool
54
cool
17/11/2016
points
I got yust 9 :P
17/11/2016 17:34
Liverpool
26
I got yust 9 :P
16/11/2016
points
Nice Quiz
16/11/2016 11:29
Chelsea
45
Nice Quiz
16/11/2016
points
good quiz
16/11/2016 09:03
Liverpool
310
good quiz
21/10/2016
points
Yes, I got everything right. I learnt these words and I needn't help with them.
21/10/2016 19:16
Manchester United
76
Yes, I got everything right. I learnt these words and I needn't help with them.
08/10/2016
points
it is a very easy quiz
08/10/2016 15:46
Manchester United
21
it is a very easy quiz
15/09/2016
points
I am very happy to get all ten answers right. I would recommend this site to my teen students, they will like it. So challenging and entertaining.
15/09/2016 08:05
Manchester City
12
I am very happy to get all ten answers right. I would recommend this site to my teen students, they will like it. So challenging and entertaining.
15/09/2016
points
Hi Yeri
Thanks for your message and for your positive comments. We're always happy to hear from teachers who use the website with their classes. Have you seen that we have a teachers section, too?
Best wishes,
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
15/09/2016 09:52
Liverpool
594
Hi Yeri
Thanks for your message and for your positive comments. We're always happy to hear from teachers who use the website with their classes. Have you seen that we have a teachers section, too?
Best wishes,
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
16/09/2016
points
Thank you Rich for your information about the teachers' section. I will have a look at it.
Cheers,
Yeri
16/09/2016 01:30
Manchester City
12
Thank you Rich for your information about the teachers' section. I will have a look at it.
Cheers,
Yeri
05/09/2016
points
Nice lesson with quite useful vocabulary for football fans. I have got 9 of 10 points. Thanks
05/09/2016 08:15
Arsenal
13
Nice lesson with quite useful vocabulary for football fans. I have got 9 of 10 points. Thanks
05/09/2016
points
Thanks for commenting Norb2 - Very happy to hear that you think that the vocabulary is useful.
Jack - The Premier Skills English Team
05/09/2016 09:20
Arsenal
560
Thanks for commenting Norb2 - Very happy to hear that you think that the vocabulary is useful.
Jack - The Premier Skills English Team
09/08/2016
points
Nice.
09/08/2016 21:03
Liverpool
3705
Nice.
01/08/2016
points
All done:-)
01/08/2016 14:16
Arsenal
3557
All done:-)
15/07/2016
points
Right
15/07/2016 19:52
Arsenal
225
Right
09/07/2016
points
I am on my way!
09/07/2016 08:26
Manchester United
223
I am on my way!
04/07/2016
points
I did it, 10 out of 10.
04/07/2016 07:05
Chelsea
107
I did it, 10 out of 10.
14/06/2016
points
I got everything right.:(
14/06/2016 17:17
Arsenal
12
I got everything right.:(
06/06/2016
points
Very good vocabulary.
06/06/2016 18:23
Manchester City
3988
Very good vocabulary.
01/06/2016
points
The quiz is not so easy, some questions are confusing.
01/06/2016 20:31
Newcastle United
3189
The quiz is not so easy, some questions are confusing.
31/05/2016
points
Had everything right
31/05/2016 00:52
Manchester United
4779
Had everything right
19/05/2016
points
Awesome had everything right
19/05/2016 12:49
Manchester United
4779
Awesome had everything right
18/05/2016
points
cool
18/05/2016 08:25
Arsenal
16
cool
21/04/2016
points
Very well done with ten right answers.
21/04/2016 16:05
Manchester City
3988
Very well done with ten right answers.
08/04/2016
points
Yes,it is slot into
08/04/2016 19:44
Leicester City
1761
Yes,it is slot into
08/04/2016
points
Yes I did
08/04/2016 19:42
Leicester City
1761
Yes I did
06/03/2016
points
Yes I know
06/03/2016 04:46
Leicester City
1761
Yes I know
29/02/2016
points
Quiz becomes harder and new words confuse me, but the phrases guide me to the right response.
29/02/2016 16:13
Newcastle United
3189
Quiz becomes harder and new words confuse me, but the phrases guide me to the right response.
22/02/2016
points
gooood
22/02/2016 11:56
Manchester United
32
gooood