Countries and Nationalities ESL Activities, Worksheets and Games
Countries, Nationalities and Flags

Here is a useful countries worksheet to help students practice countries, nationalities and flags. First, students complete each sentence on the worksheet by writing the name of the country each nationality comes... read more
Nice to Meet You

In this free countries and nationalities role-play activity, students take on the identity of someone from another country to practice introductions and to learn about traditional names, countries and national... read more
Scrambled Countries

This handy countries and capital cities worksheet helps students practice countries, capital cities and their spelling. In pairs, students unscramble letters to form the names of countries and then write the... read more
Where do I come from?

In this fun guessing countries game, students listen to clues and guess which country someone comes from. This activity covers countries, continents, captial and major cities. In groups, students take turns... read more
Countries and Capital Cities

Here are two engaging country and capital city games that students can play to learn the names of countries and their capital cities. Students begin by playing a pelmanism game where they match countries and... read more
Countries and Nationalities Bingo

In this enjoyable countries and nationalities game, students play bingo by listening to nationalities and matching them to countries. Call out nationalities at random from the caller's sheet. If students have the corresponding country on their... read more
Countries and Nationalities Practice

This free countries and nationalities worksheet helps students practice the names of countries and corresponding nationalities. To start, students write the... read more
Countries Crossword

In this rewarding describing countries activity, students complete a crossword by describing and guessing different countries. In two groups, students invent and write down clues for the countries written on... read more
Countries Word Search

In this memorable countries game, students find countries in a word search and then play a game where they make sentences about the countries. First, students look for the 24 countries shown on the... read more
Find Someone Who...

Here is an insightful countries and nationalities speaking activity for pre-intermediate students. Students begin by going through the items on the worksheet and reviewing the yes/no questions they need to... read more
Invent a Country

In this light-hearted country information speaking activity, students invent a new country and then ask questions to find out information about countries that other students have created. In... read more
My Home Country

In this productive country information worksheet, students read a presentation about Canada, identify descriptive language and use the language to create a... read more
A New Country

In this imaginative country information activity, students create a new country made up of the best qualities and features from other countries. In pairs, students begin by deciding on a name for their country... read more
Countries Information Gap

In this free countries information gap activity, students ask and answer questions about countries in order to complete missing information in a chart. In pairs, students take it in turns to ask and answer... read more
Let's go East

In this creative Asian countries role-play activity, students ask and answer questions in order to find out factual information about 12 Asian countries. In groups of... read more
Countries Vocabulary

This comprehensive countries worksheet helps students learn and practice advanced words related to countries. Students begin by unscrambling words to complete... read more
Passport to Fluency

In this interesting country-related speaking activity, students practice advanced country-related vocabulary and ask and answer topic-related questions. First, in two... read more
Worldly Wordsmiths

This entertaining countries guessing game helps students review and practice vocabulary related to countries. In two groups, students begin by completing descriptions of countries with the vocabulary provided. Students then find and circle the names of ten... read more