eng5-V6· Vocabulary· ~13 min

Clothes & Sports

Words for clothes, sports and healthy living.

In this lesson, you will learn words for clothes like shirt, dress and boots. You will also learn words for sports like football, swimming and tennis. Finally, you will learn simple words for healthy living like exercise, healthy food and water. These words help you talk about what you wear, what you play and how to stay well.

Key terms

shirt — a piece of clothing you wear on the top half of your body, with buttons and a collar
trousers — a piece of clothing for your legs, with a part for each leg
jumper — a warm piece of clothing you wear on the top of your body, usually with long sleeves
football — a team sport where players kick a ball and try to score goals
swimming — a sport you do in water, moving your body to go through the water
exercise — moving your body to stay healthy and strong
Word Groups
WordGroup
shirtClothes
dressClothes
trousersClothes
bootsClothes
footballSports
swimmingSports
tennisSports
cyclingSports
waterHealthy Living
healthy foodHealthy Living
exerciseHealthy Living

Words in this lesson can be put into three groups: Clothes, Sports and Healthy Living.

✎Talking about Clothes and Sports
  1. 1Question: What are you wearing today?
  2. 2Answer: I am wearing a blue shirt and black trousers.
  3. 3Question: What sports do you like?
  4. 4Answer: I like swimming and playing football.
🚫Common mistake

Do not say 'a trousers'. Trousers is always plural in English. Say 'some trousers' or 'a pair of trousers'.

💡Note

The word 'boots' means strong shoes. People wear boots in cold or wet weather, not in summer.

⚠️Caution

The word 'football' is one word. Do not put a space: write football, not 'foot ball'.

Rules

  1. 1Clothes words name things you wear: shirt, T-shirt, trousers, dress, skirt, shoes, boots, hat, cap, coat, jacket, socks, jumper.
  2. 2Sports words name games and activities: football, basketball, tennis, volleyball, swimming, running, cycling, gymnastics.
  3. 3Healthy living words are about a good life: exercise, healthy food, water.
  4. 4Sports often use the verb 'play' (play football, play tennis) or 'go' (go swimming, go running, go cycling).
  5. 5Some clothes words like 'trousers' and 'socks' are always plural in English.
  6. 6The word 'jumper' is British English. It means a warm top you pull over your head.

Practice

10 easy · 10 medium · 10 hard

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