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Fouls

Fouls

How well do you know football vocabulary?

This Football English lesson presents, practises and tests 10 football words that are related to different types of foul.

  1. dangerous play
  2. diving
  3. foul throw
  4. obstruction
  5. pushing
  6. spitting
  7. swearing
  8. time wasting
  9. tripping
  10. unsporting behaviour

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

 
Tripping is always a foul in football.

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?

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shabk
22/06/2024
YE
190
points

great


shabk
22/06/2024 16:41
Yemen
Manchester City
190

great

Daniel Ramos
24/10/2023
GR
30
points

I have them all right , i need help with the word obsruction.


Daniel Ramos
24/10/2023 15:48
Greece
Liverpool
30

I have them all right , i need help with the word obsruction.

Denis2000's picture
Denis2000
31/01/2023
BY
714
points

10 of 10


Denis2000's picture
Denis2000
31/01/2023 12:37
Belarus
Tottenham Hotspur
714

10 of 10

Rath6180's picture
Rath6180
26/01/2023
GB
759
points

I'm too good, got them all right!


Rath6180's picture
Rath6180
26/01/2023 09:59
United Kingdom
Liverpool
759

I'm too good, got them all right!

Gabriel Amaral's picture
Gabriel Amaral
16/04/2021
BR
1512
points

Yes, I did.! But even that I got everything right, I didn't know the words "tripping" and "foul throw".


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Gabriel Amaral
16/04/2021 18:19
Brazil
Arsenal
1512

Yes, I did.! But even that I got everything right, I didn't know the words "tripping" and "foul throw".

Michael Lee
23/02/2021
CN
188
points

good practice.


Michael Lee
23/02/2021 06:09
China
Liverpool
188

good practice.

Davis1727
31/01/2021
PE
100
points

Good words.


Davis1727
31/01/2021 02:49
Peru
Wolverhampton Wanderers
100

Good words.

mat_cfc_pl
04/11/2020
PL
351
points

Very good words ;)


mat_cfc_pl
04/11/2020 18:19
Poland
Chelsea
351

Very good words ;)

Izabela
22/06/2020
BR
1505
points

Nice


Izabela
22/06/2020 22:46
Brazil
Newcastle United
1505

Nice

mobeckham's picture
mobeckham
03/06/2020
TR
6539
points

Really helpful


mobeckham's picture
mobeckham
03/06/2020 22:45
Turkey
Manchester United
6539

Really helpful

Hector Pinzon's picture
Hector Pinzon
02/04/2020
CO
496
points

good exercise.


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Hector Pinzon
02/04/2020 21:01
Colombia
Manchester United
496

good exercise.

Mario JACQUET
23/03/2020
ES
259
points

Very good!!


Mario JACQUET
23/03/2020 23:40
Spain
Liverpool
259

Very good!!

hsn's picture
hsn
28/02/2020
TR
5560
points

Always Fair-play.


hsn's picture
hsn
28/02/2020 17:56
Turkey
Tottenham Hotspur
5560

Always Fair-play.

Czarek54321
22/11/2019
PL
314
points

cool.


Czarek54321
22/11/2019 16:05
Poland
Manchester City
314

cool.

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josegsalass
20/10/2019
VE
581
points

A very interesting list of words about fouls, the most common players do in the pitch


josegsalass's picture
josegsalass
20/10/2019 03:43
Venezuela
Liverpool
581

A very interesting list of words about fouls, the most common players do in the pitch

englishman
25/08/2019
DZ
1734
points

ok


englishman
25/08/2019 18:01
Algeria
Manchester City
1734

ok

KamilSh
02/06/2019
RU
473
points

It was easy for me.


KamilSh
02/06/2019 21:51
Russia
Liverpool
473

It was easy for me.

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ldzingirai
24/03/2019
ZW
1749
points

This one was easy as ABC.


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ldzingirai
24/03/2019 08:29
Zimbabwe
Chelsea
1749

This one was easy as ABC.

FA1RPLAY81
06/03/2019
ES
171
points

It Was hard


FA1RPLAY81
06/03/2019 19:44
Spain
Tottenham Hotspur
171

It Was hard

Davidgv
29/11/2018
ES
203
points

hello


Davidgv
29/11/2018 14:42
Spain
Manchester City
203

hello

Maurinho
21/04/2018
CO
153
points

Allright


Maurinho
21/04/2018 17:47
Colombia
Liverpool
153

Allright

misabog's picture
misabog
28/01/2018
RS
319
points

I had one mistake!


misabog's picture
misabog
28/01/2018 19:22
Serbia
Liverpool
319

I had one mistake!

jmesav92
23/10/2017
CO
297
points

It's great to learn about vocabulary of fouls.


jmesav92
23/10/2017 18:24
Colombia
Chelsea
297

It's great to learn about vocabulary of fouls.

Khaldoun83's picture
Khaldoun83
26/08/2017
DZ
325
points

My answers were all right.

Would you mind telling me when we could use the term chalenging?

 


Khaldoun83's picture
Khaldoun83
26/08/2017 22:56
Algeria
Liverpool
325

My answers were all right.

Would you mind telling me when we could use the term chalenging?

 

Rich's picture
Rich
27/08/2017
ES
594
points

HI Khaldoun83

Challenging has a number of different meanings. As an adjective, it means something that is difficult to do. For example; it's a challenging task for new Premier League teams to avoid relegation. In football, a challenge can also be a synonym for tackle. For example; a 50/50 challenge is a phrase you often hear. It means that two players have an equal chance of winning the ball. 

If you can tell me the sentence where you want to use the word 'challenging' I'll be able to help you more.

Rich - The Premier Skills English Team

 


Rich's picture
Rich
27/08/2017 00:00
Spain
Liverpool
594

HI Khaldoun83

Challenging has a number of different meanings. As an adjective, it means something that is difficult to do. For example; it's a challenging task for new Premier League teams to avoid relegation. In football, a challenge can also be a synonym for tackle. For example; a 50/50 challenge is a phrase you often hear. It means that two players have an equal chance of winning the ball. 

If you can tell me the sentence where you want to use the word 'challenging' I'll be able to help you more.

Rich - The Premier Skills English Team

 

Weiqing Zheng
28/12/2017
CN
10
points

Hi, sometimes when one player fouls, the commentator said challenge. what is mean for this challenge or what kind of fouls is called challenge ? Thank you very much look forwardto your reply.


Weiqing Zheng
28/12/2017 01:10
China
Manchester City
10

Hi, sometimes when one player fouls, the commentator said challenge. what is mean for this challenge or what kind of fouls is called challenge ? Thank you very much look forwardto your reply.

admin's picture
admin
28/12/2017
GB
560
points

Hi Weiqing

'Challenge' is another word for an attempt to tackle. So you can have good challenges, successful challenges, poor challenges and dangerous challenges. If a challenge is dangerous, the referee may stop play and caution the player. You can also have a 50-50 challenge where two players attempt to get the ball and both have the same chance to win the challenge.

Thanks

Jack - The Premier Skills English Team


admin's picture
admin
28/12/2017 09:40
United Kingdom
Arsenal
560

Hi Weiqing

'Challenge' is another word for an attempt to tackle. So you can have good challenges, successful challenges, poor challenges and dangerous challenges. If a challenge is dangerous, the referee may stop play and caution the player. You can also have a 50-50 challenge where two players attempt to get the ball and both have the same chance to win the challenge.

Thanks

Jack - The Premier Skills English Team

phhchuong123
21/06/2017
VN
325
points

Great words


phhchuong123
21/06/2017 12:14
Vietnam
Manchester United
325

Great words

baki333
24/12/2016
BA
310
points

10 points


baki333
24/12/2016 21:13
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Chelsea
310

10 points

GUGUN
10/07/2016
ID
223
points

10 out of 10. Nice!


GUGUN
10/07/2016 14:31
Indonesia
Manchester United
223

10 out of 10. Nice!

englishman
15/06/2016
DZ
1734
points

these are fouls


englishman
15/06/2016 15:36
Algeria
Manchester City
1734

these are fouls

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kwesimanifest
06/06/2016
GH
4779
points

I had everything right


kwesimanifest's picture
kwesimanifest
06/06/2016 22:06
Ghana
Manchester United
4779

I had everything right

kwesimanifest's picture
kwesimanifest
27/05/2016
GH
4779
points

Players sometimes dive to deceive referees so they can win a free kick or a penalty.


kwesimanifest's picture
kwesimanifest
27/05/2016 01:41
Ghana
Manchester United
4779

Players sometimes dive to deceive referees so they can win a free kick or a penalty.

Nislija018's picture
Nislija018
12/05/2016
RS
250
points

Good exercisse!!


Nislija018's picture
Nislija018
12/05/2016 07:56
Serbia
Arsenal
250

Good exercisse!!

ZoeyRedbird's picture
ZoeyRedbird
10/04/2016
RU
369
points

Spitting is gross.


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ZoeyRedbird
10/04/2016 10:14
Russia
Manchester United
369

Spitting is gross.

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HakanUslu1881
06/03/2016
TR
1761
points

:(


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HakanUslu1881
06/03/2016 23:03
Turkey
Leicester City
1761

:(

haydi's picture
haydi
28/02/2016
TN
3189
points

So hard , but amazing to know this kind of word. I'm confused about nikosonris's note : 'unsupporting behaviour' ! It's unsupporting or unsporting behaviour?


haydi's picture
haydi
28/02/2016 23:27
Tunisia
Newcastle United
3189

So hard , but amazing to know this kind of word. I'm confused about nikosonris's note : 'unsupporting behaviour' ! It's unsupporting or unsporting behaviour?

Tigrann
02/02/2016
AM
328
points

good to know


Tigrann
02/02/2016 05:46
Armenia
Southampton
328

good to know

jinlee's picture
jinlee
15/01/2016
VN
260
points

oh yey


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jinlee
15/01/2016 15:32
Vietnam
Chelsea
260

oh yey

tonucatien
06/01/2016
VN
271
points

This is the most difficult topic.


tonucatien
06/01/2016 04:37
Vietnam
Liverpool
271

This is the most difficult topic.

tokomoney's picture
tokomoney
10/12/2015
GE
352
points

Thank you : ))


tokomoney's picture
tokomoney
10/12/2015 17:50
Georgia
Manchester City
352

Thank you : ))

tokomoney's picture
tokomoney
10/12/2015
GE
352
points

It was not so difficult but neither was very easy : ))


tokomoney's picture
tokomoney
10/12/2015 17:48
Georgia
Manchester City
352

It was not so difficult but neither was very easy : ))

MUGEMANYI's picture
MUGEMANYI
21/11/2015
RW
2320
points

I knew only 5 among 10


MUGEMANYI's picture
MUGEMANYI
21/11/2015 08:53
Rwanda
Arsenal
2320

I knew only 5 among 10

aragorn1986's picture
aragorn1986
25/10/2015
ME
3557
points

Foul throw - new word for me. 9/10


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aragorn1986
25/10/2015 14:56
Montenegro
Arsenal
3557

Foul throw - new word for me. 9/10

nikosonris
21/10/2015
UA
2453
points

Always wanted to learn those words) and I got everything right (one more misprint 'unsupporting behaviour' in the Quiz)


nikosonris
21/10/2015 16:29
Ukraine
Arsenal
2453

Always wanted to learn those words) and I got everything right (one more misprint 'unsupporting behaviour' in the Quiz)

admin's picture
admin
21/10/2015
GB
560
points

Well spotted - thanks Nikosonris!


admin's picture
admin
21/10/2015 19:36
United Kingdom
Arsenal
560

Well spotted - thanks Nikosonris!

Noka's picture
Noka
17/10/2015
AL
250
points

Good game


Noka's picture
Noka
17/10/2015 09:41
Albania
Manchester City
250

Good game

Salloum's picture
Salloum
27/09/2015
SY
1308
points

9/10


Salloum's picture
Salloum
27/09/2015 00:11
Syria
Manchester United
1308

9/10

Abdallah
22/09/2015
KW
1814
points

Nice quiz


Abdallah
22/09/2015 11:56
Kuwait
Chelsea
1814

Nice quiz

Toni
11/09/2015
MX
68
points

i still remember when arjen robben dives in the penalty area against mexico.


Toni
11/09/2015 19:11
Mexico
Manchester United
68

i still remember when arjen robben dives in the penalty area against mexico.

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Goals

Complete these activities and you will:

Learn and practise 10 words used to talk about fouls.

Glossary

Tricky spelling:

It's 'behaviour' in British spelling and 'behavior' in the USA!