Easter Bingo

Pre-intermediate (A2) 25 minutes
ESL Easter bingo game preview with gap-fill, vocabulary, and matching for Pre-intermediate A2

ESL Easter Game - Vocabulary: Bingo, Gap-fill, Matching - Pair Work

In this rewarding Easter vocabulary game, students play bingo by completing gap-fill sentences with Easter words. You take on the role of the bingo caller. Read a sentence at random from the caller's sheet using the word 'blank' for the missing...

ESL Easter Game - Vocabulary: Bingo, Gap-fill, Matching - Pair Work In this rewarding Easter vocabulary game, students play bingo by completing gap-fill sentences with Easter words. You take on the role of the bingo caller. Read a sentence at random from the caller's sheet using the word 'blank' for the missing Easter word. Students listen and look at the words on their bingo cards to see if they have a word that completes the gap-fill sentence. If they do, they cross it off. The game continues until a student has crossed off four Easter words in a row. When this happens, the student shouts 'Bingo!' and then reads out the Easter words they crossed off. If the words match the sentences that were called out, the student wins the round. Students then continue to see who can cross off all 16 words. Play several rounds, making sure students receive a different bingo card each time. As a variation, students can play the game in groups with students taking turns to be the bingo caller.
Membership Online Buy Now $2.75

Find Someone Who...

Pre-intermediate (A2) 25 minutes
ESL Easter speaking activity preview with gap-fill and question prompts for Pre-intermediate A2

ESL Easter Activity - Vocabulary and Speaking: Gap-fill, Asking and Answering Questions, Controlled and Freer Practice

In this free Easter speaking activity, students ask and answer questions about the Easter holiday. First, students complete gaps with the Easter words shown using each word once. Next, go through the items...

ESL Easter Activity - Vocabulary and Speaking: Gap-fill, Asking and Answering Questions from Prompts, Controlled and Freer Practice In this free Easter speaking activity, students ask and answer questions about the Easter holiday. First, students complete gaps with the Easter words shown using each word once. Next, go through the items on the worksheet and elicit the yes/no questions the students need to ask in the activity, e.g. 'Have you ever decorated an Easter egg?' Students then go around the class asking each other the Easter yes/no questions. When a classmate answers 'yes' to a question, the student writes down their name and asks a follow-up question to gain more information, noting down the answer in the last column. If a classmate replies 'no', the student repeats the question with another student or asks a different question. When everyone has finished, students give feedback to the class on what they found out.
Online Membership

Peter's Easter

Pre-intermediate (A2) 25 minutes
ESL Easter story activity preview with ordering, matching, true or false and gap-fill for Pre-intermediate A2

ESL Easter Activity - Vocabulary and Reading Exercises: Ordering, Matching, True or False, Gap-fill - Speaking Activity: Asking and Answering Questions - Pair Work

Here is an Easter story activity to help students practice vocabulary related to Easter. In pairs, students begin by arranging sentence strips in the correct order...

ESL Easter Activity - Vocabulary and Reading Exercises: Ordering, Matching, True or False, Gap-fill - Speaking Activity: Asking and Answering Questions - Pair Work Here is an Easter story activity to help students practice vocabulary related to Easter. In pairs, students begin by arranging sentence strips in the correct order to reveal an Easter story. Working alone, students then match Easter words from the story with their definitions. Next, students read statements about the story and mark them as true or false. After that, students complete Easter conversation questions with verbs from a box. Lastly, students ask and answer the questions in pairs.
Membership Online Buy Now $2.75

Easter Crossword

Intermediate (B1) 20 minutes
ESL Easter crossword activity preview with describing and guessing for Intermediate B1

ESL Easter Crossword - Vocabulary Activity: Describing, Guessing - Pair Work

In this useful Easter activity, students complete a crossword by listening to clues and guessing Easter vocabulary. In pairs, students take it in turns to ask their partner for a clue to one of the missing Easter words on their crossword. Their...

ESL Easter Crossword - Vocabulary Activity: Describing, Guessing - Pair Work In this useful Easter activity, students complete a crossword by listening to clues and guessing Easter vocabulary. In pairs, students take it in turns to ask their partner for a clue to one of the missing Easter words on their crossword. Their partner reads out the clue for that Easter word and the other student tries to guess what it is. If the student guesses the word successfully, they write it on their crossword. If not, their partner continues to give more clues until the student is able to guess the word. When the students have finished, they check their spelling by comparing crosswords. To make the activity more competitive, you can have each pair compete against another pair or the whole class to see who can complete the crossword first.
Membership Online Buy Now $2.99

Easter Fact or Fiction?

Intermediate (B1) 30 minutes
ESL Easter game preview with unscrambling, true or false, and guessing for Intermediate B1

ESL Easter Game - Speaking: Unscrambling, True or False, Guessing - Group and Pair Work

In this engaging Easter game, students reorder words to make true or false statements about Easter and then take part in an Easter quiz to see who can correctly guess which statements are true and...

ESL Easter Game - Speaking: Unscrambling, True or False, Guessing - Group and Pair Work In this engaging Easter game, students reorder words to make true or false statements about Easter and then take part in an Easter quiz to see who can correctly guess which statements are true and which are false. In two groups, students look at the scrambled sentences on their worksheet and put the words in the correct order to create true or false Easter statements. Next, students pair up with someone from the other group and take it in turns to read the statements to their partner who guesses if they are true or false. For each correct guess, students put a tick. The student with the most correct guesses at the end of the game wins.
Membership Online Buy Now $2.75

What's the Word?

Intermediate (B1) 30 minutes
ESL Easter crossword activity preview with writing clues, describing and guessing for Intermediate B1

ESL Easter Activity - Vocabulary: Crossword, Writing Clues, Describing, Guessing - Pair Work

In this enjoyable Easter vocabulary activity, students complete a crossword by describing and guessing words related to Easter. In two groups, students invent and write down clues for the Easter words shown...

ESL Easter Activity - Vocabulary: Crossword, Writing Clues, Describing, Guessing - Pair Work In this enjoyable Easter vocabulary activity, students complete a crossword by describing and guessing words related to Easter. In two groups, students invent and write down clues for the Easter words shown on their crossword. Next, students pair up with someone from the other group and take it in turns to ask their partner for a clue to one of their missing Easter words. Their partner reads out the clue and the other student tries to guess the word. If the student guesses the Easter word successfully, they write it on their crossword. If not, their partner continues to give more clues until the student is able to guess the word.
Membership Online Buy Now $2.99

An Eggcellent Easter

Upper-intermediate (B2) 25 minutes
ESL Easter activity preview with word search, gap-fill, matching and sentence completion for Upper-intermediate B2

ESL Easter Activity - Vocabulary: Word Search, Gap-fill, Matching, Sentence Completion - Pair Work

This productive Easter activity helps students practice vocabulary related to Easter. Working alone, students begin by finding eight words related to Easter in a word search. Next, Student A reads the beginning...

ESL Easter Activity - Vocabulary: Word Search, Gap-fill, Matching, Sentence Completion - Pair Work This productive Easter activity helps students practice vocabulary related to Easter. Working alone, students begin by finding eight words related to Easter in a word search. Next, Student A reads the beginning of their first Easter sentence to Student B, who listens and chooses a suitable ending from their worksheet, starting with an Easter word from their word search. Student B then reads out the second part of the sentence along with the Easter word. If Student A agrees it's correct, they write the ending down. If not, Student B reads other possible endings to find the right one. When Student A has completed all their sentences, the two students swap roles. Afterwards, review the correct answers and vocabulary with the class.
Membership Online Buy Now $2.75

Easter Vocabulary Challenge

Upper-intermediate (B2) 30 minutes
ESL Easter board game and worksheet preview with unscrambling, matching, discussion and gap-fill for Upper-intermediate B2

ESL Easter Board Game and Worksheet - Vocabulary Exercises: Unscrambling, Matching - Speaking Activity: Discussion - Pair Work - Vocabulary Game: Gap-fill

Here is a fun Easter board game and worksheet to help students practice vocabulary related to Easter. First, students complete an Easter...

ESL Easter Board Game and Worksheet - Vocabulary Exercises: Unscrambling, Matching - Speaking Activity: Discussion - Pair Work - Vocabulary Game: Gap-fill - Group Work Here is a fun Easter board game and worksheet to help students practice vocabulary related to Easter. First, students complete an Easter worksheet. Students begin by unscrambling words related to Easter. Next, students match verbs with the correct endings to create Easter collocations. In pairs, students then ask and answer three questions related to Easter. After that, students play a board game in competing teams of two where they try to claim as many squares as they can by completing sentences with Easter vocabulary from the worksheet. If a team rolls an odd number, they try to complete an odd-numbered sentence. If a team rolls an even number, they try to complete an even-numbered sentence. The team with the most squares at the end of the game wins.
Membership Online Buy Now $2.99

Using Easter Vocabulary

Easter vocabulary includes the words and phrases used to describe Easter traditions, objects and celebrations. Learning phrases such as 'decorate eggs' and 'go on an egg hunt' helps students explain what people do, rather than simply name things associated with the holiday.

This page has eight resources across A2, B1 and B2, including bingo, crosswords, speaking activities and a board game, with one free download.

The table shows useful Easter words and phrases in short sentences.

Word or phraseMeaning or useExample
Easter egg An egg decorated or given as a gift at Easter, including one made of chocolate 'She gave me a chocolate Easter egg.'
egg hunt An activity in which people look for hidden eggs 'The children went on an egg hunt.'
decorate eggs Add colours or patterns to eggs 'We decorated eggs with blue and yellow paint.'
Easter Sunday The Sunday on which Easter is celebrated 'We are visiting our cousins on Easter Sunday.'

How to Use Easter Vocabulary

Describe customs accurately: Say who follows a tradition instead of presenting it as something everyone does, as in 'Some families decorate eggs at Easter.'

Ask without assuming: Give classmates room to describe their own experiences, including not celebrating the holiday, with a question such as 'Do you celebrate Easter?'

Explain unfamiliar words: Add a short explanation when a listener may not recognise a custom, as in 'An egg hunt is a game where people look for hidden eggs.'

3-Step Framework for Teaching Easter Vocabulary

1. Establish Meaning in Context: Start with an Easter story that students reconstruct by putting sentence strips in order. Matching words from the story to their definitions then checks understanding before students need to recall the vocabulary themselves.

2. Practice Recognising Words in Sentences: Read gap-fill sentences aloud, saying 'blank' for the missing Easter word. Students identify and cross off the matching word on a bingo card. This shifts the focus from recognising a word in a story to choosing it from a spoken clue.

3. Use the Vocabulary in Conversation: Move to questions about personal experience, such as 'Have you ever decorated an Easter egg?' Students ask classmates, record a name after a yes answer and ask a follow-up question. They now use the vocabulary to find out something about another person.

Mistakes to Avoid with Easter Vocabulary

Using a plural noun before hunt: In the expression 'egg hunt', egg stays singular even when people look for several eggs. Incorrect: 'We went on an eggs hunt.' Correct: 'We went on an egg hunt.'

Missing capital letters: Easter is the name of a holiday and takes a capital letter; Sunday also starts with a capital. Incorrect: 'We are visiting on easter sunday.' Correct: 'We are visiting on Easter Sunday.'

Common Questions About Teaching Easter Vocabulary

What is a fun game for practicing Easter vocabulary?

The game Easter Fact or Fiction? turns scrambled sentences into a quiz. Students put words in order to make Easter statements, then read them to a partner who guesses whether they are true or false. They record a tick for each correct guess, and the student with the most correct guesses wins.

What is a useful worksheet for teaching Easter vocabulary?

Use the worksheet Easter Vocabulary Challenge to connect Easter words with the verbs used alongside them. Students unscramble vocabulary, match verbs to endings and discuss three Easter questions. They then use the vocabulary in a board game, claiming squares by completing sentences. Odd or even dice rolls determine which sentences they attempt.

What is a good speaking activity for practicing Easter vocabulary?

Writing clues gives students a reason to describe Easter words in the activity What's the Word? Students prepare clues for words on their crossword, then exchange clues with a partner to fill the gaps. When a guess is incorrect, the partner gives more clues until the student identifies the word.

Become a Teach This Member

  • 3,000+ ESL activities, games and worksheets
  • Online teaching platform with unlimited student access
  • Full access to Game Maker, Worksheet Maker and Slide Maker
View Membership Plans

Here’s What Our Members Are Saying

Jose Pinto

★★★★★

ESL Teacher, Timor-Leste

"There are a lot of resources that are useful for teaching English. I downloaded the games which are handy and use them in my classes. With the games, my students never skip class or feel tired to learn English. The resources for teaching English helped my students progress in grammar, vocabulary, writing and comprehension. They also helped me a lot to guide my students to learn in a practical way."

Julia Lohla

★★★★★

English Instructor, United States

"Thank you for providing these incredible resources. Teach-This.com is always my go-to site for class activities, and I recommend it often. I love how it is organized. I can find resources for a specific grammar concept or language function by level and type of activity. Every time I visit your site, I discover a new classroom interaction strategy that's perfect for teaching the concept I'm focusing on! When I return after the holidays, yours will be the first subscription I restart."

Carrie Brooke-Mellor

★★★★★

ESOL Teacher, United Kingdom

"I am an ESOL teacher, and the resources have helped my classes enormously. In particular, the speaking activities were a great help for my intermediate students before their exam. The website is user-friendly, and I will continue to utilise the resources - next term is reading and comprehension, so I will be looking for more resources from you. Thank you for such helpful activities and worksheets. They save me a lot of time in class preparation."

Charlie Sanders

★★★★★

ESL Teacher, France

"Teach This is an absolutely brilliant website, offering a vast amount of high-quality content, much of it free. Everyone involved in its creation deserves commendation. The leadership's vision has my deepest respect and gratitude. It's undoubtedly the best resource for English teachers, with its clear layout, easy navigation, concise messaging, and lack of invasive advertising - rare qualities that Teach This has perfected."

Joy Tebow

★★★★★

English Teacher, Laos

"When I need to add or change an activity from my school's curriculum, I always turn to TeachThis. While our curriculum is usually very good, it sometimes doesn't fit well with my students. With TeachThis, I can easily find activities that match my topic and level, and the resources make my classes more interesting and varied. I look forward to the monthly newsletter and exploring new materials for inspiration. Please keep it up!"

Mina Zolfaghari

★★★★★

English Tutor, Australia

"I like the efficiency and organization of the website. The resources cater to various levels with topic-based options for higher levels. The worksheets are very engaging and the answer keys are particularly helpful for teacher. The resources are also highly specific to levels and outcomes, making planning much easier. Finding what I need is simple and time-saving with the keyword search feature. Everything is clear and straightforward."

Karin Kiss

★★★★★

ESL Teacher, Switzerland

"The easy and ready-to-go materials have helped me a lot during the last few years. Most of all I like the grammar games that activate my pupils and keep them engaged. My lessons have become way more playful and varied. Additionally, I like the grammar worksheets which I use to consolidate what I have worked on during class. The website is very user-friendly, and I have never had any difficulties finding what I was looking for."

David-Wonbae Lee

★★★★★

Business English Teacher, Canada

"A friend told me about the site, and it's awesome. I have found the Business English resources especially engaging and relevant for my students as the materials help them understand business writing and terms. My teaching experience has also improved from using the games on the site as they allow me to teach in a fun way. The user experience is outstanding. Great job!"

Daniela Garcia

★★★★★

English Teacher, Mexico

"I found Teach-This a long time ago when I started teaching. It's always had great resources. I really appreciate the grammar materials, board games, and group activities. They've saved me lots of time on lesson planning. The materials are easy to use and understand, making my job much simpler. The best thing is that many resources can be downloaded for free. I've used it for around 8 years, and it consistently offers great content."

Thomas Wilson

★★★★★

Primary School Teacher, United Kingdom

"I use the resources from the Games Section as part of my daily 30-minute morning warm-up activities, and I've received rave reviews for using them. The games help me maintain student interest and participation and leave the students feeling happy and awake. I like everything about the site, and customer support is very effective as they respond in time."

Eugenia Fernandez

★★★★★

EFL Teacher, Argentina

"Teach-This is one of the best EFL websites I've found. It's extremely user-friendly, and I always find what I need quickly. I like the design, and the content is fun, engaging and original. I am very thankful for all your work and generosity by making some resources free. I always recommend this website to my fellow teachers. Your work is really helpful, and I value it enormously."

Jakub Havlk

★★★★★

Language School Teacher, Czechia

"I like the grammar-focused resources the most as they save me time. The resources also inspire me. If I see an interesting grammar activity, I often rework it for other grammar rules. I like the fact that I simply pay a flat fee, and I can download whatever I want. Teach-This really is a great timesaver. I know that if I am in need of resources for my students, I can go to Teach-This and find something interesting."

Alice Dimpz

★★★★★

English Teacher, Kenya

"Getting familiar with the site and how to use the resources is not difficult. I found the writing skills resources to be the most valuable as they have enhanced my teaching of this skill. The website is elaborate and full of all types of resources to help me teach English. When I contacted customer support, they were super-fast to deal with my enquiry. So overall, I recommend it."

Ikrram Badaoui

★★★★★

ESL Teacher, Morocco

"I have found the grammar and vocabulary resources the most valuable. They have improved my teaching experience because they are easy to use and well-organized. The materials are very engaging for my students. The website is also very user-friendly. The best thing about Teach-This is that it offers ready-made worksheets for busy teachers, and the content is well-organized and full of information."

Tania Ahmed

★★★★★

High School Teacher, Kurdistan

"I'm really glad I found the Teach-This website. The materials in the General English section have proven to be really helpful and made my classes more engaging. The materials are well-structured and cover a wide range of topics, making it easy to keep my students interested and motivated. Overall, my experience using your resources has been great."

Khawla Orq

★★★★★

EFL Teacher, Yemen

"My first impression of the website was that it was amazing. The games and activities have really improved my teaching. The resources are engaging and relevant to my students' needs, and I find the website easy to use and navigate. Thanks."

Anika Yadav

★★★★★

English Teacher, India

"I would like to thank you for making a fantastic website. I particularly enjoy teaching the functional language materials, which have been very helpful in my classes. The resources have significantly improved my students' communication skills in daily life, so it was rewarding to see them benefit in this way. It feels great to be able to make a difference in my students' lives. Please keep up the good work."

Dr. Elena Petrov

★★★★★

Academic English Coordinator, Spain

"I've been teaching Academic English for over eight years, and Teach-This.com has become my go-to resource for university preparation classes. The academic vocabulary exercises and speaking test preparation activities are exceptionally well-designed for advanced learners. My students particularly appreciate the study skills resources and paragraph writing materials, which have significantly boosted their confidence and exam scores."

Suzanne Coleman

★★★★★

Volunteer English Teacher, England

"I like your resources because they are so interesting and attractive. Your resources help to maintain student interest. Your resources have helped with the planning and preparation of my lessons because I have often been able to find resources focusing on specific topics, grammar or vocabulary. I am particularly grateful for your free resources, which I use at the English Club where I am a volunteer and help to support internationals in the community who are learning English."