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?
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08/01/2024
points
well done
08/01/2024 03:45
Arsenal
53
well done
08/01/2024
points
Great new words to increase my football vocabulary
08/01/2024 00:03
Liverpool
64
Great new words to increase my football vocabulary
14/11/2023
points
Good job
14/11/2023 11:04
Manchester City
43
Good job
16/10/2023
points
great
16/10/2023 12:01
Manchester City
64
great
13/10/2023
points
The test went well. I made 1 mistake
13/10/2023 21:55
Manchester City
-613
The test went well. I made 1 mistake
24/09/2023
points
10/10
24/09/2023 08:03
Liverpool
11
10/10
11/09/2023
points
I have 9/10 points
11/09/2023 12:40
Arsenal
54
I have 9/10 points
20/08/2023
points
I did very well, everything right.
20/08/2023 19:50
Nottingham Forest
164
I did very well, everything right.
04/08/2023
points
I did 9 out of 10 correctly. Equaliser was a bit confusing
04/08/2023 09:12
Leicester City
53
I did 9 out of 10 correctly. Equaliser was a bit confusing
15/07/2023
points
great
15/07/2023 04:36
Manchester City
-542
great
22/06/2023
points
The game was so fun
22/06/2023 14:03
Manchester City
11
The game was so fun
21/06/2023
points
woaw
21/06/2023 18:25
Liverpool
31
woaw
07/06/2023
points
great
07/06/2023 22:36
Arsenal
52
great
21/06/2023
points
ww
21/06/2023 18:27
Liverpool
31
ww
12/05/2023
points
Good
12/05/2023 00:14
Manchester United
41
Good
09/05/2023
points
awesome
09/05/2023 02:23
Liverpool
58
awesome
21/04/2023
points
was very useful
21/04/2023 15:29
Manchester United
132
was very useful
26/03/2023
points
awesome
26/03/2023 20:22
Manchester City
69
awesome
01/03/2023
points
Thank you!
01/03/2023 06:49
Manchester United
71
Thank you!
01/03/2023
points
Fantastic!
01/03/2023 06:33
Manchester United
71
Fantastic!
10/02/2023
points
very nice test
10/02/2023 11:51
Manchester City
-613
very nice test
10/02/2023
points
very good
10/02/2023 09:48
Manchester City
1
very good
26/01/2023
points
I ve got everything right
26/01/2023 08:47
Tottenham Hotspur
690
I ve got everything right
28/12/2022
points
There were many words I still did not understand and had to look up. For example, "brew" "leaped" "opponent" "devastated".
28/12/2022 06:08
Manchester City
11
There were many words I still did not understand and had to look up. For example, "brew" "leaped" "opponent" "devastated".
18/08/2022
points
interesting...
18/08/2022 11:56
Arsenal
93
interesting...
19/07/2022
points
Thanks team. This was really helpful.
19/07/2022 09:41
Chelsea
357
Thanks team. This was really helpful.
06/07/2022
points
great activit
06/07/2022 21:44
Arsenal
152
great activit
10/06/2022
points
Great , thank you
10/06/2022 12:25
Manchester City
264
Great , thank you
02/06/2022
points
great quiz,good vocabulary for beginner fans
02/06/2022 02:19
Manchester City
11
great quiz,good vocabulary for beginner fans
01/06/2022
points
These football vocabulary words refresh our memory and add knowledge to our English learning.
01/06/2022 03:26
Liverpool
93
These football vocabulary words refresh our memory and add knowledge to our English learning.
25/05/2022
points
it was exciting
25/05/2022 10:01
Manchester City
-613
it was exciting
26/03/2022
points
I like this website!
26/03/2022 19:43
Chelsea
70
I like this website!
08/02/2022
points
Correct answers.
I got all the answers correctly.
There is no words in this Quiz that i need help.
08/02/2022 21:19
Manchester City
78
Correct answers.
I got all the answers correctly.
There is no words in this Quiz that i need help.
14/12/2021
points
The best way to learn football vocabulary.
Thanks!
14/12/2021 13:14
Everton
106
The best way to learn football vocabulary.
Thanks!
23/10/2021
points
Yes, I always learning with football words.
23/10/2021 22:03
Manchester City
110
Yes, I always learning with football words.
16/08/2021
points
options should be 4 to make harder. anyway , I enjoyed it.
16/08/2021 08:13
Liverpool
41
options should be 4 to make harder. anyway , I enjoyed it.
16/08/2021
points
Thanks for your feedback, John. We're happy that you enjoyed the topic and we will think about making the questions more difficult in the future.
If you want to try some football language that is a bit more challenging you could try Premier Vocabulary. The hard lessons are quite difficult. Here's a link:
https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/words/premier-vocabulary
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
16/08/2021 08:31
Liverpool
594
Thanks for your feedback, John. We're happy that you enjoyed the topic and we will think about making the questions more difficult in the future.
If you want to try some football language that is a bit more challenging you could try Premier Vocabulary. The hard lessons are quite difficult. Here's a link:
https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/words/premier-vocabulary
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
23/07/2021
points
interesting
23/07/2021 19:15
Manchester United
21
interesting
20/07/2021
points
Interesting and easy
20/07/2021 15:54
Manchester City
118
Interesting and easy
07/06/2021
points
Just for one haha
07/06/2021 19:33
Manchester United
89
Just for one haha
21/05/2021
points
hi
21/05/2021 22:55
Arsenal
21
hi
21/05/2021
points
THANKS JACK, I LOVE YOU.
21/05/2021 19:13
Manchester United
202
THANKS JACK, I LOVE YOU.
24/04/2021
points
I've just seen this Tweet:
GOAL West Ham 0-1 Chelsea (43 mins)
Timo Werner coolly slots in from Ben Chilwell's cross to put the Blues in front just before the break
Would you mind telling me what does "coolly slots" mean in this context?
Thanks in advance
24/04/2021 18:53
Manchester United
293
I've just seen this Tweet:
GOAL West Ham 0-1 Chelsea (43 mins)
Timo Werner coolly slots in from Ben Chilwell's cross to put the Blues in front just before the break
Would you mind telling me what does "coolly slots" mean in this context?
Thanks in advance
26/04/2021
points
Hi there,
To slot in is a phrasal verb which usually means to manage to find a place to time for something in. The dentist might slot you in between found five for example or you might be able to slot in some extra English lessons not your working day.
In football 'to slot in' means to score a goal. If it's done coolly it means with ease - the player made it look easy and without pressure. We often talk about being cool when a player takes a penalty.
Hope that helps.
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
26/04/2021 08:08
Liverpool
594
Hi there,
To slot in is a phrasal verb which usually means to manage to find a place to time for something in. The dentist might slot you in between found five for example or you might be able to slot in some extra English lessons not your working day.
In football 'to slot in' means to score a goal. If it's done coolly it means with ease - the player made it look easy and without pressure. We often talk about being cool when a player takes a penalty.
Hope that helps.
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
22/04/2021
points
Easy as it's helpful
22/04/2021 15:53
Arsenal
1512
Easy as it's helpful
14/04/2021
points
Great
14/04/2021 14:31
Liverpool
68
Great
11/03/2021
points
10 out of 10, I’m not even interested in football!
11/03/2021 09:26
Manchester United
-7975
10 out of 10, I’m not even interested in football!
22/02/2021
points
Very interesting quiz and exercise about football!
22/02/2021 03:08
Liverpool
41
Very interesting quiz and exercise about football!
08/02/2021
points
Very interesting quiz and i got everything right!
08/02/2021 16:22
Manchester United
50
Very interesting quiz and i got everything right!
31/01/2021
points
This is great!! Fun at learing !! Thank you !!
31/01/2021 01:36
Leeds United
10
This is great!! Fun at learing !! Thank you !!