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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

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

Pairs: getting ready...

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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:
  • reading, painting, gardening, cooking, knitting, photography, fishing, hiking, cycling, dancing
    reading vocabulary list

    reading

  • Reading is enjoying books or articles.
  • She loves reading mystery novels.
  • He spends his evenings reading.
    painting vocabulary list

    painting

  • Painting involves creating art with colors.
  • He enjoys painting landscapes.
  • She took a painting class.
    gardening vocabulary list

    gardening

  • Gardening is growing plants and flowers.
  • She finds gardening relaxing.
  • He spent the weekend gardening.
    cooking vocabulary list

    cooking

  • Cooking is preparing food.
  • He enjoys cooking new recipes.
  • She spent the afternoon cooking.
    knitting vocabulary list

    knitting

  • Knitting is making fabric with yarn and needles.
  • She learned knitting from her grandmother.
  • He finds knitting very calming.
    photography vocabulary list

    photography

  • Photography is taking pictures.
  • He loves photography as a hobby.
  • She bought a new camera for photography.
    fishing vocabulary list

    fishing

  • Fishing involves catching fish.
  • He went fishing at the lake.
  • She enjoys fishing with her family.
    hiking vocabulary list

    hiking

  • Hiking is walking in nature.
  • They went hiking in the mountains.
  • He enjoys hiking on weekends.
    cycling vocabulary list

    cycling

  • Cycling is riding a bicycle.
  • She loves cycling around the park.
  • He joined a cycling club.
    dancing vocabulary list

    dancing

  • Dancing is moving to music.
  • They took dancing lessons together.
  • She enjoys dancing at parties.
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This page was written by Craig Shrives.

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