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English Vocabulary for Hobbies and Interests

Learn Hobbies and Interests in English

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This is a lesson to help you learn common words for freetime activities, hobbies, and interests in English. There are eight learning methods for you to work through, including five different games and three different types of flashcard. At the end, there are three example sentences for each word.

Vocabulary Games for

The games and flashcards are currently set to test the following [wait...] words:

Table of Contents

  • Match-the-Pairs Game
  • Memory Game
  • Basic Flash Cards
  • Spell-the-Word Game
  • Multi-Choice Test
  • Learn with Hangman!
  • "Sentence" Flash Cards
  • "Missing Word" Flash Cards
  • Example Sentences
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Match-the-Pairs Game

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  • Your mission is to match each picture with the correct word in as few a clicks as possible.
  • There are three pictures in each set, and there are sets to complete.
  • Click on your first square to start. Good luck!
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Memory Game

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  • Your mission is to pair pictures with their correct titles in as few a clicks as possible.
  • Click on a card to turn it. Next, try to find its partner by clicking on a second card. (If you fail to find a match with your second click, both cards will turn again.)
  • This is a memory game as well as a vocabulary-learning game.
  • Click on your first card to start. Good luck!
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Basic Flash Cards

Spell-the-Word Game

Spell the word represented by the picture.

Learn with Hangman!

Hangman is a classic word game. In this version, the hidden word is one of the words from the "hobbies and interests" category. Choose your first letter to start.
  • Guess the hidden word by choosing one letter at a time.
  • If you guess a letter in the hidden word, then all is good.
  • If you guess a letter that is not in the hidden word, then the hangman starts to build the gallows.
  • If the gallows are completed, you lose.
  • Good luck!
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Create Your Own Version of This Game

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"Sentence" Flash Cards

Click on the box to see the word in a sentence.

"Missing Word" Flash Cards

Click on the box to see the missing word in a sentence.

Example Sentences

Here are 3 sentences for each of the following words from the "hobbies and interests" category:
  • hobbies, reading, painting, gardening, cooking, knitting, photography, fishing, hiking, cycling, dancing
    hobbies vocabulary list

    hobbies

  • Do your children have any hobbies?
  • My father’s favourite hobbies are gardening and cycling.
  • The teacher told us to write about our hobbies.
    reading vocabulary list

    reading

  • My mother likes reading in the living room every evening.
  • Does your son like reading before bed?
  • Sarah spends her Sundays reading in the park.
    painting vocabulary list

    painting

  • John was painting the fence before it started raining.
  • Maria likes painting with her daughter in the afternoon.
  • We went to a museum to see some famous paintings.
    gardening vocabulary list

    gardening

  • My grandmother spends the morning gardening.
  • Fred always grows the best carrots because he loves gardening.
  • Does your sister like gardening?
    cooking vocabulary list

    cooking

  • James learned cooking when he lived with his mum.
  • My sister likes cooking new recipes every Saturday.
  • Are you cooking Christmas dinner?
    knitting vocabulary list

    knitting

  • My grandmother likes knitting scarves.
  • Do you enjoy knitting while you watch TV?
  • My aunt always knits sweaters for her grandchildren.
    photography vocabulary list

    photography

  • My brother takes beautiful pictures because he loves photography.
  • Sarah started photography when she got her first camera for Christmas.
  • The park is a good spot for photography in the spring.
    fishing vocabulary list

    fishing

  • My father enjoys fishing by the river on Sunday mornings.
  • Does Liam go fishing with your brother?
  • Tom learned fishing from his grandfather last summer.
    hiking vocabulary list

    hiking

  • My brother and I go hiking in the mountains every weekend.
  • We went hiking in the national park last Saturday.
  • My father bought new boots for hiking this winter.
    cycling vocabulary list

    cycling

  • My brother goes cycling in the park every morning before work.
  • Emma likes cycling through the forest.
  • My father bought a new bike because he loves cycling.
    dancing vocabulary list

    dancing

  • My sister loves dancing in the living room.
  • The children are always dancing at school.
  • Do you like to watch dancing at the theater?
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This page was written by Craig Shrives.

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