Vocabulary Games and Activities

Words related to CHRISTMAS

CONTENTS
1.

Mixed letters .................................................................................................................................. 2

2.

Cards for games ............................................................................................................................ 2

3.

Crossword ...................................................................................................................................... 3

4.

Wordsearch Christmas words ..................................................................................................... 6

5.

Gap fill sentences Christmas words ............................................................................................ 8

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1. Mixed letters
A really fun way to review vocabulary at the end of the lesson or the week is to mix up the letters of
each word. Write a word or words on the board. The students then race to identify the vocabulary.
utyekr
setrepn
loarcs
ayrpt
rete
drac
olhyl
tloestime
owns

turkey
present
carols
party
tree
card
holly
mistletoe
snow

wreyaen
gincokst
mpcieien
duelwnlime
eeedrirn
nwtire
mevstaserich
doyliha
xobignady

New Year
stocking
mince pie
mulled wine
reindeer
winter
Christmas Eve
holiday
Boxing Day

2. Cards for games

turkey

snow

turkey

snow

present

mistletoe

present

mistletoe

carols

holly

carols

holly

tree

card

tree

card

party

New Year

party

New Year

stocking

Boxing Day

stocking

Boxing Day

mince pie

holiday

mince pie

holiday

reindeer

Christmas
Eve

reindeer

Christmas
Eve

mulled wine

winter

mulled wine

winter

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3. Crossword

Across
3.
4.
6.
8.
9.
12.
13.
16.
17.

A traditional sweet pastry filled with fruit (5-3)

A large sock into which gifts are placed on Christmas Day (8)
The day before Christmas (9-3)
A green, thorny plant with red berries used to decorate peoples homes (5)
The day after Christmas Day (6-3)
The coldest season of the year, between December and February (6)
A gift given from one person to another (7)
The animals that pull Santa's sleigh (8)
Large bird traditionally eaten at Christmas (6)

Down
1.
2.
5.
6.
7.
10.
11.
14.
15.

The celebration between December and January when January 1st begins (3-4)
A winter plant with white berries, often hung above doorways at Christmas (9)
Traditional songs sung at Christmas (6)
This has a message written in it and is given from one person to another at Christmas (4)
Hot spiced wine which is drunk at Christmas (6-4)
A special time of the year when you do not have to go to work (7)
A meeting of people for a celebration, usually with music, food and dancing (5)
Soft pieces of frozen water that fall from the sky when the weather is cold (4)
A tall green thing which is decorated and placed in the house over the Christmas period (4)

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Solution
Across

Down

3.
5.
6.
8.
9.
12.
13.
16.
17.

1.
2.
5.
6.
7.
10.
11.
14.
15.

MINCE PIE
STOCKING
CHRISTMAS EVE
HOLLY
BOXING DAY
WINTER
PRESENT
REINDEER
TURKEY

NEW YEAR
MISTLETOE
CAROLS
CARD
MULLED WINE
HOLIDAY
PARTY
SNOW
TREE

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4. Word search Christmas words

s a l

d e e

c f l

s t s

n l y

o d a

w k d

q g i

y t l

u d o

s o h

x r i

s e n

o v i

o u e

d t a

Can you find these Christmas words in the puzzle?

card
tree
reindeer
snow
mince pie
boxing day

present
turkey
holiday
holly
christmas eve
winter

winter
mistletoe
carols
party
new year
stocking

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Christmas Word Search - Solution

l b a n s r u m h i q e

s a l e

o d e d y m h i r e i n

d e e r

b a i a l u o s e e t a

c f l f

a j q i i l l t c e r w

s t s i

p t o a r l l l h u e s

n l y s

b m d a m e y e r u a e

o d a t

o i a e u d a t i p i r

w k d o

x n p e g w e o s a a c

q g i c

i c a r g i n e t c i a

y t l k

n e r t m n e a m e e r

u d o i

g p t w h e w d a c r d

s o h n

d i y h x n y i s l n v

x r i g

a e c o s e e n e p r e

s e n t

y e k r u t a i v u e r

o v i a

d z i n n r r u e i g a

o u e x

a a t l w i n t e r t e

d t a e

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5. Gap fill sentences Christmas words

Find the word to complete the sentence using the picture clues below

1. We are going to decorate our Christmas .

2. Look at the beautiful .. in the garden

3. I cant wait for you to open your..

4. I get very excited on ..

5. Look out of the window, there is lots of..

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Gap fill sentences answers

1. We are going to decorate our Christmas tree.

2. Look at the beautiful holly in the garden.

3. I cant wait for you to open your present.

4. I get very excited on Christmas Eve.

5. Look out of the window, there is lots of snow.

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