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 turkey wreyaen New Year
setrepn present gincokst stocking
loarcs carols mpcieien mince pie
ayrpt party duelwnlime mulled wine
rete tree eeedrirn reindeer
drac card nwtire winter
olhyl holly mevstaserich Christmas Eve
tloestime mistletoe doyliha holiday
owns snow xobignady 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

Christmas Christmas
reindeer reindeer
Eve Eve
mulled wine winter mulled wine winter

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 3. Crossword

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

Down
1. The celebration between December and January when January 1st begins (3-4)
2. A winter plant with white berries, often hung above doorways at Christmas (9)
5. Traditional songs sung at Christmas (6)
6. This has a message written in it and is given from one person to another at Christmas (4)
7. Hot spiced wine which is drunk at Christmas (6-4)
10. A special time of the year when you do not have to go to work (7)
11. A meeting of people for a celebration, usually with music, food and dancing (5)
14. Soft pieces of frozen water that fall from the sky when the weather is cold (4)
15. 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. MINCE PIE 1. NEW YEAR
5. STOCKING 2. MISTLETOE
6. CHRISTMAS EVE 5. CAROLS
8. HOLLY 6. CARD
9. BOXING DAY 7. MULLED WINE
12. WINTER 10. HOLIDAY
13. PRESENT 11. PARTY
16. REINDEER 14. SNOW
17. TURKEY 15. TREE

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 4. Word search – Christmas words

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

Can you find these Christmas words in the puzzle?

card present winter
tree turkey mistletoe
reindeer holiday carols
snow holly party
mince pie christmas eve new year
boxing day winter 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 can’t 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 can’t 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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