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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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andretorre102
20/08/2023
BR
222
points

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andretorre102
20/08/2023 19:55
Brazil
Nottingham Forest
222

I did 100%.

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Sebastián SR
04/08/2023
PE
43
points

I did great


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Sebastián SR
04/08/2023 00:48
Peru
Liverpool
43

I did great

F.FADUL
02/08/2023
GB
87
points

I got all of them right and i am going to use them in my conversations next time.


F.FADUL
02/08/2023 17:19
United Kingdom
Manchester City
87

I got all of them right and i am going to use them in my conversations next time.

Bolor
02/08/2023
MY
53
points

I enjoyed the activities of teaching new football-related
words.


Bolor
02/08/2023 10:18
Malaysia
Leicester City
53

I enjoyed the activities of teaching new football-related
words.

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FelipeRibeiro7
07/07/2023
BR
31
points

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FelipeRibeiro7
07/07/2023 13:55
Brazil
Arsenal
31

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30/06/2023
EG
295
points

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Mahmoud Diouf
30/06/2023 16:11
Egypt
Liverpool
295

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26/06/2023
ID
37
points

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26/06/2023 01:44
Indonesia
Liverpool
37

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Salar33
16/06/2023
IR
105
points

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Salar33
16/06/2023 18:07
Iran
Manchester City
105

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Vamos Chuck
07/06/2023
CN
52
points

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07/06/2023 10:57
China
Arsenal
52

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16/05/2023
TR
31
points

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16/05/2023 14:30
Turkey
Manchester United
31

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Larbi noui
03/05/2023
DZ
71
points

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Larbi noui
03/05/2023 09:56
Algeria
Chelsea
71

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Larbi noui
03/05/2023
DZ
71
points

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Larbi noui
03/05/2023 09:50
Algeria
Chelsea
71

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diego.2516
30/04/2023
BR
58
points

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diego.2516
30/04/2023 07:03
Brazil
Liverpool
58

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24/04/2023
TR
42
points

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24/04/2023 10:10
Turkey
Liverpool
42

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ShawnMubiru
17/04/2023
UG
-716
points

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ShawnMubiru
17/04/2023 22:24
Uganda
Manchester United
-716

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Ahmad Almudawi
13/04/2023
SA
32
points

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13/04/2023 11:39
Saudi Arabia
Arsenal
32

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Ronal
12/04/2023
ES
40
points

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12/04/2023 16:26
Spain
Manchester City
40

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26/03/2023
BE
69
points

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26/03/2023 12:24
Belgium
Manchester City
69

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Renangh
16/03/2023
BR
31
points

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Renangh
16/03/2023 16:37
Brazil
Chelsea
31

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09/03/2023
ES
-678
points

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09/03/2023 05:56
Spain
Manchester City
-678

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Juanse21
04/03/2023
CO
31
points

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Juanse21
04/03/2023 18:25
Colombia
Liverpool
31

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Gabriel Toro
01/03/2023
MX
71
points

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01/03/2023 05:56
Mexico
Manchester United
71

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26/02/2023
IT
218
points

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26/02/2023 16:57
Italy
Liverpool
218

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saadatsalehi
24/02/2023
IR
774
points

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saadatsalehi
24/02/2023 17:33
Iran
Arsenal
774

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Ale1999
06/02/2023
IT
31
points

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Ale1999
06/02/2023 11:18
Italy
West Ham United
31

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Larbi noui
03/05/2023
DZ
71
points

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Larbi noui
03/05/2023 09:57
Algeria
Chelsea
71

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Killshoot07
02/02/2023
MX
70
points

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02/02/2023 19:58
Mexico
Brighton and Hove Albion
70

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01/02/2023
CO
31
points

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01/02/2023 22:17
Colombia
Arsenal
31

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26/01/2023
TR
-613
points

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26/01/2023 18:24
Turkey
Manchester City
-613

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26/01/2023
BY
711
points

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26/01/2023 08:57
Belarus
Tottenham Hotspur
711

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24/01/2023
GH
37
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Ghana
Arsenal
37

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IT
38
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Italy
Chelsea
38

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TR
41
points

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Turkey
Liverpool
41

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14/12/2022
ES
40
points

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14/12/2022 20:05
Spain
Liverpool
40

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28/11/2022
JP
271
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28/11/2022 10:19
Japan
Brighton and Hove Albion
271

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IN
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India
Manchester United
41

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BR
399
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Brazil
Manchester City
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13/11/2022
BR
31
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Brazil
Manchester City
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BR
32
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Brazil
Liverpool
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IT
111
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Liverpool
111

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SA
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Saudi Arabia
Manchester City
250

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02/10/2022
BR
42
points

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02/10/2022 20:34
Brazil
Liverpool
42

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28/09/2022
US
31
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United States
Liverpool
31

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CL
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Manchester United
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MX
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BR
33
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Brazil
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33

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JP
47
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Japan
Manchester City
47

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AE
42
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United Arab Emirates
Manchester United
42

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ID
89
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Manchester United
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Leaderboard

Top Scorers
RankNameScore
1Alex_from_Ukraine6570
2mobeckham6536
3hsn5555
4wsanta5086
5kwesimanifest4779
6Liubomyr4417
7elghoul3988
8assemjuve3705
9aragorn19863557
10Gergő Nagy3396
Country ranking
RankNameScore
1Colombia74670
2Ukraine33833
3Spain29384
4Serbia27426
5Brazil23388
6Albania20578
7Vietnam20437
8Turkey20093
9Macedonia19074
10Bosnia and Herzegovina16333
Club ranking
RankNameScore
1Manchester United146566
2Liverpool111201
3Chelsea90102
4Arsenal86318
5Manchester City58708
6Tottenham Hotspur19407
7Newcastle United10560
8West Ham United7642
9AFC Bournemouth4915
10Everton4533

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'!