Grammar-Monster.com(#gm)
menu

English Vocabulary for Holidays

Learn National Holidays in English

homesitemapvocabulary holidays
This is a lesson to help you learn some of the common yearly holidays and celebrations in English. There are eight learning methods for you to work through, including six different games and two different types of flashcard.

Vocabulary Games for

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

Choose Your Game!

Voice Selection

The following voices are available on your browser.
Sorry. No voices have loaded. Try a different browser or refreshing the page.

Multi-Choice Questions

Match the word to the picture.

This is the simplest test on the page. It is designed to familiarize learners with the words and the images.

  • There are two types of question. Players must either:
    • match the picture to the word, or
    • match the word to the picture.
  • You can toggle the sound on and off.
  • Good luck!
getting ready...

Match-the-Pairs Game

Draw three lines from the pictures on the left to the correct words on the right.

  • 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 then click on the corresponding square on the other side. Good luck!

Ranking (Clicks)

Guru ()

Hero ()

Captain ()

Sergeant ()

Recruit ()

Sets: getting ready...

Clicks: 0

x
x
x
x
x
x

Memory Game

This is a classic memory game. Turn two cards at a time and try to match each picture with the right word.

  • 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!

Ranking (Clicks)

Guru ()

Hero ()

Captain ()

Sergeant ()

Recruit ()

Pairs: getting ready...

Clicks: 0

getting ready...

Basic Flash Cards

This is not a game. These are classic flashcards to help learners study the words at their own pace.

  • Say the word shown by the picture, then click on a card to turn it.
  • If you were right, move on to the next word.
  • If you were wrong, click on the card again to hide the word and move on to the next word.
  • Keep going through the cards until you can get them all right.
  • You can toggle the sound on and off.

Spell-the-Word Game

Spell the word represented by the picture.

  • The letters below the picture are the jumbled letters of the correct word represented by the picture.
  • Spell the correct word by clicking on the letters in order.
  • You can toggle the sound on and off.

Learn with Hangman!

Hangman is a classic word game. In this version, the hidden word is one of the words from the "holidays" 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!
full page

Create Your Own Version of This Game

Here is the word library for this game:

"Missing Word" Flash Cards

This is not a game. These are classic flashcards to help learners study the words (with some context) at their own pace.

  • Read the sentence aloud, filling the gap with the word shown by the picture.
  • Click on the card to reveal the whole sentence.
  • If you were right, move on to the next card.
  • If you were wrong, click on the same card again to hide the complete sentence and move on to the next card.
  • Keep going through the cards until you can get them all right.
  • You can toggle the sound on and off.

Word Detective

Can you work out which word has been covered up?

  • The image and title have been blurred out to hide a word that fits in all three sentences. Your job is to identify the hidden word.
  • When you have worked it out, select the button with the correct word.
  • Tip 1. During the game, keep an eye on the images below to work out which words are remaining. (No words are repeated.)
  • Tip 2. Click on an underlined word in a sentence to see the meaning of that word.
  • Good luck!
getting ready...
getting ready...
holiday vocabulary list

holiday

  • It’s a holiday so school is closed.
  • My mother made a lot of food for the holiday.
  • The supermarket opens after the holiday.
Christmas vocabulary list

Christmas

  • We put red and green lights on the house at Christmas.
  • My grandmother cooks dinner on Christmas Day.
  • The children are opening Christmas presents in the living room.
Thanksgiving vocabulary list

Thanksgiving

  • My mother makes a big meal for Thanksgiving.
  • Every Thanksgiving, we eat together at the table.
  • My uncle brings pecan pie every Thanksgiving.
Easter vocabulary list

Easter

  • The children are painting Easter eggs in the kitchen.
  • I wore a yellow dress on Easter Sunday.
  • We always go to my grandmother’s house for Easter dinner.
Halloween vocabulary list

Halloween

  • My brother dressed as a moth for Halloween.
  • On Halloween, we always eat a lot of chocolate.
  • The children had a Halloween party at school.
New Year's Day vocabulary list

New Year's Day

  • We stay up late on New Year’s Eve.
  • My father is cooking breakfast on New Year’s Day.
  • She wore a red dress for the New Year party.
Independence Day vocabulary list

Independence Day

  • On Independence Day, we go to the park to watch fireworks.
  • Sabrina always wears red, white, and blue for Independence Day.
  • My father cooks a lot of meat for Independence Day.
Valentine's Day vocabulary list

Valentine's Day

  • I gave my teacher a pink card for Valentine’s Day.
  • We are making red hearts at school for Valentine’s Day.
  • On Valentine’s Day, my mother gets roses from my father.
St. Patrick's Day vocabulary list

Saint Patrick's Day

  • My uncle wore a green hat on Saint Patrick’s Day.
  • On Saint Patrick’s Day, we always listen to Irish music.
  • Does Rachel wear green on Saint Patrick’s Day?
Mother's Day vocabulary list

Mother's Day

  • We had lunch in the garden on Mother’s Day.
  • On Mother’s Day, I gave my mother a card and flowers.
  • My father is cooking chicken and rice for Mother’s Day dinner.
Father's Day vocabulary list

Father's Day

  • I gave my father a new notebook for Father’s Day.
  • We went for a long walk in the park on Father’s Day.
  • My sister is helping our father in the garden for Father’s Day.
getting ready...
learn English words holidays
author logo

This page was written by Craig Shrives.

You might also like...

Help us improve...

Was something wrong with this page?

Use #gm to find us quicker.

Create a QR code for this, or any, page.

Multi-Choice Test