English Vocabulary Exercises for A1 – Clothes

1. Find fifteen more items of clothing in the wordsearch and write them below.

8   ………………………..

9   ………………………..

10   ………………………..

11   ………………………..

12   ………………………..

13   ………………………..

14   ………………………..

15   ………………………..

2. Write three items of clothing which:

1   only girls and women usually wear.

     …………………………….

2   people often wear to do sport.

     …………………………….

3   people often wear on a cold day.

     …………………………….

4   people often wear on a hot, sunny day.

3. Look at the pictures (A-F). Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?.

1   The girl with the cap has got a long coat.

2   The boy with the shorts hasn’t got socks.

3   They boy with the cap has got trainers.

4   The girl with the jacket has got a long skirt.

5   The girl with the dress has got a cardigan.

6   They boy with the scarf has got jeans.

4. Listen and match the names with pictures A-F in exercise 3. Write the letters in the boxes.

5   Mia ◻

6   Lucas ◻

5. Listen again. For each teenager, find one item of clothing in the picture that is not in the description.

1   Ave has got a cap.

2   Ethan …………………………..

3   Zoe …………………………..

4   Logan …………………………..

5   Mia …………………………..

6   Lucas …………………………..

6. Look at the photo. Write a description of the woman’s clothes or the man’s clothes.

Extra exercises

1. Circle the words that are different.

1   boots      scarf      shoes

2   cardigan      jumper      skirt

3   dress      jeans      leggings

4   coat      jacket      shorts

5   cap      socks      hat

6   tie      tracksuit      trainers

2. Complete the sentences with the adjectives below.

dark      long      plain      short-sleeved      smart      tight

1   I’m wearing a dress to my job interview because I need to look ……………………….

2   You have to wear ………………………. trousers to the restaurant. You can’t wear shorts.

3   This jacket is ………………………. It isn’t very comfortable.

4   Wear a ………………………. shirt to the barbecue. It’s a beautiful day.

5   People in my country usually wear ………………………. colours in the winter and lighter colours in the summer.

6   I’m looking for a ………………………. white T-shirt to wear under this jumper.

3. Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.

1   My brother is a female / male model.

2   That photo is fake / real. You haven’t really got blue eyes.

3   It’s an ordinary / a special day, so I’m going to the hairdresser’s in the morning.

4   Kate hasn’t really got fair hair. It isn’t her artificial / natural colour.

4. Complete the sentences with the negative form of the adjectives below.

friendly      happy      kind      necessary      tidy      usual

1   Those children are very …………………… They say bad things to people who are different from them.

2   Lily is …………………… with her new haircut. It’s very short.

3   I think make-up is …………………… I prefer to look natural.

4   The shop assistants are very …………………… in that shop. I never buy my clothes there.

5   Sam can’t find his favourite T-shirt. His room’s very ……………………

6   My cousin’s clothes are …………………… She often makes them herself.

5. Complete the dialogues with the words below.

afraid     busy     cool     fancy     how     idea     let’s     love     shall     sounds

Dialogue 1

Chloe   Do you 1……………………. Playing tennis this afternoon?

Poppy   I’m 2……………………. I can’t. I’m going swimming with my sister.

Chloe   What about tomorrow afternoon?

Poppy   Yes, I’d 3……………………. to. 4……………………. I book a tennis court?

Chloe   Great 5…………………….!

Dialogue 2

Mark   6……………………. Go to the new burger bar tomorrow.

Sean   Sorry. I’m 7……………………. I’m going to the beach with my cousins.

Mark   8……………………. about going bowling in the evening?

Sean   That 9……………………. fun.

Mark   Come to my house at 7.30. We can go together.

Sean   10…………………….