Upper Intermediate Level >> Vocabulary Worksheets >> There are thousands of foreign words in the English language - but where did they all come from? Students do a worksheet consisting of some of the most common foreign words in use today and classify them according to where they originated from. A good dictionary-use activity.
Foreign Words in English
Upper Intermediate
Place these foreign words into the correct box below.
de luxe pizza soprano shampoo mosquito siesta monkey vitamin stampede tornado elephant ambulance |
snorkel waltz pasta cuisine boutique trek caribou algebra bungalow jungle hamburger nepotism |
French | German |
Spanish | Italian |
India/Pakistan | Other |