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Refereeing a Match

Refereeing a Match

How well do you know football vocabulary?

This Football English lesson presents, practises and tests 10 football words that are related to referees and officiating.

  1. assistant referee
  2. flag
  3. foul
  4. fourth official
  5. handball
  6. offside
  7. red card
  8. referee
  9. whistle
  10. yellow card

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

Refereeing a match can be difficult sometimes.

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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tonucatien
05/01/2016
VN
271
points

Thank you, Rich.
1. Now I understand the word "second-last"
2. I will read the phrase book again to check and reply.
3. If a player touches the ball in penalty area, no matter deliberate or accident, there will be a penalty, right?
4. OK.
Yes, I like this website. I try to take times to visit and learn everyday. Thank you for your support.
Cat Tien


tonucatien
05/01/2016 10:40
Vietnam
Liverpool
271

Thank you, Rich.
1. Now I understand the word "second-last"
2. I will read the phrase book again to check and reply.
3. If a player touches the ball in penalty area, no matter deliberate or accident, there will be a penalty, right?
4. OK.
Yes, I like this website. I try to take times to visit and learn everyday. Thank you for your support.
Cat Tien

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tokomoney
07/12/2015
GE
352
points

10 points : )) It was easy, but very interesting : )) Thank you : ))


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tokomoney
07/12/2015 12:02
Georgia
Manchester City
352

10 points : )) It was easy, but very interesting : )) Thank you : ))

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MUGEMANYI
19/11/2015
RW
2320
points

Understandable lesson!


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MUGEMANYI
19/11/2015 17:47
Rwanda
Arsenal
2320

Understandable lesson!

nikosonris
16/11/2015
UA
2453
points

Refereeing vocabulary quiz is now quite easy for me and it's all thanks to your exercises and activities!


nikosonris
16/11/2015 14:21
Ukraine
Arsenal
2453

Refereeing vocabulary quiz is now quite easy for me and it's all thanks to your exercises and activities!

Natka
09/11/2015
RU
279
points

9 of 10. Good practice! I undestood what "offside" is)


Natka
09/11/2015 07:22
Russia
Chelsea
279

9 of 10. Good practice! I undestood what "offside" is)

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aragorn1986
25/10/2015
ME
3557
points

Well, this one was easy:-)


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aragorn1986
25/10/2015 11:29
Montenegro
Arsenal
3557

Well, this one was easy:-)

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Noka
17/10/2015
AL
250
points

yess


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Noka
17/10/2015 09:26
Albania
Manchester City
250

yess

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Salloum
26/09/2015
SY
1308
points

Ten points


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Salloum
26/09/2015 23:04
Syria
Manchester United
1308

Ten points

Abdallah
22/09/2015
KW
1814
points

Good words and easy


Abdallah
22/09/2015 10:02
Kuwait
Chelsea
1814

Good words and easy

hachani mostapha
18/09/2015
DZ
241
points

great activity thank you


hachani mostapha
18/09/2015 18:50
Algeria
Tottenham Hotspur
241

great activity thank you

Toni
09/09/2015
MX
68
points

very well


Toni
09/09/2015 20:36
Mexico
Manchester United
68

very well

chriswar
21/08/2015
PL
44
points

I had 10 of 10.


chriswar
21/08/2015 12:10
Poland
Leicester City
44

I had 10 of 10.

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Aymenbl_96
15/08/2015
DZ
0
points

I've learnt more from this quiz.


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Aymenbl_96
15/08/2015 16:22
Algeria
Liverpool
0

I've learnt more from this quiz.

rached ro
03/07/2015
DZ
0
points

its maizing


rached ro
03/07/2015 11:59
Algeria
Chelsea
0

its maizing

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K.Jelali
12/05/2015
TN
0
points

Nice


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K.Jelali
12/05/2015 10:42
Tunisia
Southampton
0

Nice

mkoriev
26/04/2015
UZ
813
points

yahooooooooooooooo!


mkoriev
26/04/2015 10:43
Uzbekistan
Manchester City
813

yahooooooooooooooo!

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Sofiene
11/03/2015
TN
2
points

10/10


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Sofiene
11/03/2015 18:15
Tunisia
Arsenal
2

10/10

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Alkadasi
02/01/2015
YE
0
points

ten points


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Alkadasi
02/01/2015 21:17
Yemen
Manchester City
0

ten points

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Anec
17/06/2014
LK
0
points

Learning English and football in this way is kind a interesting.


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Anec
17/06/2014 04:52
Sri Lanka
Chelsea
0

Learning English and football in this way is kind a interesting.

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Pocoyo
15/06/2014
MY
0
points

I've learnt more from this quiz.


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Pocoyo
15/06/2014 08:27
Malaysia
Manchester United
0

I've learnt more from this quiz.

Leaderboard

Top Scorers
RankNameScore
1Alex_from_Ukraine6579
2mobeckham6540
3hsn5561
4wsanta5086
5kwesimanifest4779
6Liubomyr4417
7elghoul3988
8assemjuve3705
9aragorn19863557
10Gergő Nagy3396
Country ranking
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1Colombia74740
2Ukraine33948
3Spain30073
4Serbia27426
5Brazil23792
6Albania20606
7Vietnam20563
8Turkey20211
9Macedonia19074
10Bosnia and Herzegovina16333
Club ranking
RankNameScore
1Manchester United147646
2Liverpool112868
3Chelsea90490
4Arsenal81991
5Manchester City60104
6Tottenham Hotspur19517
7Newcastle United10669
8West Ham United7798
9Crystal Palace4705
10AFC Bournemouth4595

Level

2
Average: 2 (1 vote)

Goals

Complete these activities and you will:

Learn and practise 10 words related to refereeing a football match.

Glossary

Tricky spelling:

It's 'assistant referee' NOT 'asisstant referee' or 'assistent referee'!