Football Action Words
Guess 13 five-letter verbs that players and fans do during a football game. Each clue describes the action in simple English.
A free WordVibe Vocabulary Game for Teens at CEFR A2 level. Topic: Football Vocabulary.
Clues
- Put the ball into the goal and get one point for your team.
- Kick the ball hard at the goal. It can go in, or it can miss.
- The goalkeeper takes the ball out of the air with two hands and holds it.
- Use both hands over your head to send the ball back onto the field from the side line.
- Fans do this to support their team, with happy loud calls like 'Hooray!'
- Practise and get fit with the coach on days when there is no game.
- Stop the ball with your body so it cannot get past you.
- Speak in a very loud voice, like a player calling 'Over here!' to a teammate.
- Run fast after a player or the ball to try to get it.
- Put your hand on the ball. In the game, only the goalkeeper can do this.
Printable worksheet
This WordVibe Vocabulary Game comes with a free printable worksheet: 1 part for students to do after the game, and an answer key for the teacher. It prints at three levels (Support, Core and Challenge); this is the Core sheet. Sign in free to print the whole sheet.
What's on the worksheet
- Crossword · Use the word bank and the clues.
Part 1: Crossword
Use the word bank and the clues.