English Vocabulary for Vacation

Learn Vacation-Related Vocabulary in English

This is a lesson to help you learn English vocabulary that is commonly used on vacation. There are six interactive tests for you to work through. Before you start the tests, spend a few minutes studying the flashcards below to familiarize yourself with the words and the images.

Vocabulary games for the preparing... category.

The games and flashcards are currently set to test the following preparing... words:

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Basic Flashcards

Here are preparing... flashcards to help you study the words from the preparing... category at your own pace. Click on a black label to see the Spanish word.

When you're ready, you can start working through the five games.

This is not a game. This is a set of preparing... flashcards to help you learn the words from the preparing... category.

How to use flashcards...

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.

Choose Your Game!

Here are the five vocabulary games for the preparing... category. (You have passed none of the games in this category.)

When you pass a game, it is marked with a gold star ⭐.

Progress (getting ready... category):

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Multi-Choice Questions

Match the word to the picture.

(⭐ To pass this test, you must score 100%.)

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● How to play...

Match the words to the pictures.

Click start, then:

(1) click the picture that matches the word, or

(2) click the word that matches the picture.

⭐ How to pass...

To pass, you must score 100%.

Match-the-Pairs Game

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

(⭐ To pass this test, you must clear x sets with no mistakes.)

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Clicks: 0

● How to play...

Match the pictures on the left to the words on the right.

Click on one of the squares to select it, then click on the corresponding word or picture to join them.
Clicking on a selected square unselects it.
There are x sets to complete.

⭐ How to pass...

⭐ Pass ( clicks)

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Lieutenant ()

Sergeant ()

Recruit ()

Spell-the-Word Game

Spell the word represented by the picture.

(⭐ To pass this test, you must spell 5 words in a row with no mistakes.)

● How to play...

Spell the correct word by clicking on the letters in the correct order.

⭐ How to pass...

To pass, spell five words in a row without any mistakes.

Snake

Click on the letters to create an unbroken chain that spells the word represented by the picture.

(⭐ To pass this test, you must score 100%. You can request help 5 times during the game.)

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● How to play...

The letter grid contains the letters of the correct word in an unbroken chain.
Spell the correct word by clicking on the letters in order. (Note: The letters are always left, right, up, or down (i.e., never diagonal).

● More...

You are allowed one error per word. If you make two, the question is marked as wrong.
You can request help five times. (In "easy" mode, the letters are shown in bold. If you click hint, you are shown the next square to click.)
Hot tip! If there is a space, it is definitely in the word!

⭐ How to pass...

To pass, you must clear all the words with a score of 100%. (Remember. You are allowed one error per word, and you can request help five times.)

Memory Game

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

(⭐ To pass this test, you must find all the pairs in wait... clicks)

Pairs: getting ready...

Clicks: 0

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● How to play...

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.)

● More...

This is a memory game as well as a vocabulary-learning game.
(🍀 You need a bit of luck too!)
Click on your first card to start.

⭐ How to pass...

⭐ Pass ( clicks)

Captain ()

Lieutenant ()

Sergeant ()

Recruit ()

Word Detective

Can you work out which word has been covered up?

(⭐ To pass this test, you must score 80%.)

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hotel

Our hotel has a big balcony.
My mother saw a cockroach in our hotel room.
I'm excited to take a shower at the hotel.

beach

We go to the beach every summer.
My brother loves to play volleyball on the beach.
Harriet likes to walk along the beach in the morning.

swimming

My mother loves swimming in the pool.
It is better to go swimming early in the morning.
The swimming lessons are every Tuesday and Thursday.

suitcase

My father always carries a black suitcase.
The suitcase was too heavy to carry.
Poppy got a pink suitcase for Christmas.

sand

My sister's shoes are full of sand.
I saw a crab moving in the sand this morning.
The sand on the beach is very hot in the afternoon.

sightseeing

I saw many beautiful buildings while sightseeing in Rome.
We went sightseeing in the forest to see the wildlife.
George was tired from sightseeing.

sunbathing

Sunbathing for too long is not healthy.
I usually wear sunglasses and a hat when sunbathing.
My sister likes reading a book while sunbathing.

sea

The sea is very blue in Mexico.
The sea is warm in the summer and cold in the winter.
We saw dolphins swimming in the sea during our boat trip.

flight

The flight was very smooth, and I slept most of the time.
Rachel always brings snacks for the flight because the food is expensive.
Our flight takes off at 7 a.m. tomorrow morning.

passport

I lost my passport during the trip.
I have a blue passport.
I will go to the post office to get a passport form.

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!

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