Flashcards For Vocabulary Teaching
We have hundreds of flashcards that you can use in the classroom to illustrate, to name just a few, different tenses, verbs, adjectives, prepositions and a whole host of grammatical points.
The flashcards on this page are useful for vocabulary teaching although they can also be used as handy prompts in grammar-based lessons too.
The flashcards come in two size formats - A4 (30cm x 21cm, 12in x 8in) and a larger A3 size (42cm x 30cm, 16.5in x 12in).
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Comparatives | Have you ever...? | How long...? | Continuous tenses | Present Perfect (changes)
Food & Drink | Household Objects | Animals | Outdoors | Weather
Food & Drink
These food and drink flashcards can be used just to practice vocabulary or as useful prompts for speaking practice and grammar drills:
Teacher: (holds up 'cereal' flashcard) Maria, what does John do at 8 o'clock?
Maria: He eats some cereal in the kitchen.
Banana - A4 | A3
Beer - A4 | A3
Bread - A4 | A3
Burger - A4 | A3
Carrot - A4 | A3
Cereal - A4 | A3
Cheese - A4 | A3
Chicken - A4 | A3
Egg - A4 | A3
Fish - A4 | A3
Fries - A4 | A3
Grapes - A4 | A3
Hot Dog - A4 | A3
Ice cream - A4 | A3
Nuts - A4 | A3
Onion - A4 | A3
Pear - A4 | A3
Pineapple - A4 | A3
Pizza - A4 | A3
Potato - A4 | A3
Rice - A4 | A3
Salt and Pepper - A4 | A3
Soup - A4 | A3
Spaghetti - A4 | A3
Strawberry - A4 | A3
Tomato - A4 | A3
Water - A4 | A3
Wine - A4 | A3
Household Objects
Similarly, these flashcards showing objects from around the house can be used to help students learn the words, but also for grammar practice at higher levels:
Teacher: (holds up three flashcards) What is Barbara going to sell in her garage sale?
Roberto: He's going to sell his clock because it doesn't work anymore. He's going to sell the armchair because...
Bath & Shower - A4 | A3
Bed - A4 | A3
Chair - A4 | A3
Clock - A4 | A3
Door - A4 | A3
Dresser - A4 | A3
Iron - A4 | A3
Lamp - A4 | A3
Microwave Oven - A4 | A3
Radio - A4 | A3
Refrigerator - A4 | A3
Sink - A4 | A3
Sofa - A4 | A3
Table - A4 | A3
Television - A4 | A3
Wardrobe - A4 | A3
Washing Machine - A4 | A3
Window - A4 | A3
Animals
These animal flashcards can be used to teach animal vocabulary and other vocabulary such as colours and physical/personality adjectives.
Cat - A4 | A3
Cow - A4 | A3
Crab - A4 | A3
Deer - A4 | A3
Dog - A4 | A3
Eagle - A4 | A3
Elephant - A4 | A3
Frog - A4 | A3
Giraffe - A4 | A3
Goat - A4 | A3
Horse - A4 | A3
Kangaroo - A4 | A3
Koala - A4 | A3
Monkey - A4 | A3
Owl - A4 | A3
Peacock - A4 | A3
Penguin - A4 | A3
Pig - A4 | A3
Rabbit - A4 | A3
Rooster - A4 | A3
Seal - A4 | A3
Shark - A4 | A3
Sheep - A4 | A3
Snake - A4 | A3
Swan - A4 | A3
Tiger - A4 | A3
Whale - A4 | A3
Zebra - A4 | A3
Outdoors
These colorful flashcards can be used to practice, for example, talking about free time activities, vacation activities and more. They are also useful for practicing descriptive adjectives and comparatives/superlatives.
Bridge - A4 | A3
Bush - A4 | A3
Canal - A4 | A3
Cave - A4 | A3
Church - A4 | A3
Cliff - A4 | A3
Factory - A4 | A3
Fence - A4 | A3
Field - A4 | A3
Lake - A4 | A3
Lighthouse - A4 | A3
Power lines - A4 | A3
Sign - A4 | A3
Train station - A4 | A3
Valley - A4 | A3
Volcano - A4 | A3
Waterfall - A4 | A3
Windmill - A4 | A3
Weather
The weather flashcards provide a useful introduction to the Present Continuous tense: it is raining, it is snowing, etc.
Comparatives | Have you ever...? | How long...? | Continuous tenses | Present Perfect (changes)
Food & Drink | Household Objects | Animals | Outdoors
