Parts of the Body ESL Games, Activities & Worksheets
Match and Snap
ESL Parts of the Body Games - Vocabulary: Pelmanism, Matching - Pair Work
These free parts of the body games help students to learn and practice body parts vocabulary. Students begin by playing a parts of the body pelmanism game. In pairs, students take it in turns to turn over one word card and one picture card...
Parts of the Body Dominoes
ESL Parts of the Body Game - Vocabulary: Matching, Forming Sentences - Group Work
In this parts of the body game, students play dominoes to practice the names of 12 common body parts. In groups, the first player tries to place one of their dominoes on either side of the domino on the table by matching a body-part word with a...
Parts of the Body Flashcards & Worksheet
ESL Parts of the Body Flashcards and Worksheet - Flashcards: Eliciting, Drilling - Vocabulary Exercises: Matching, Gap-fill
In this parts of the body resource, students learn the names of 12 common body parts and practice them with flashcards and a worksheet. To begin, hold up each flashcard. Point to the picture and...
Parts of the Body Riddles
ESL Parts of the Body Game - Listening, Speaking and Vocabulary: Describing, Guessing, - Pair Work
In this parts of the body game, students review the names of 12 common parts of the body by listening to clues and guessing the answers. In pairs, students take turns picking up a card and reading the first...
Body Bingo
ESL Parts of the Body Game - Vocabulary: Matching
In this enjoyable parts of the body game, students play bingo to practice vocabulary related to body parts. Call out different parts of the body from the caller's sheet in a random order. If students have a matching picture on their bingo card...
Label it, Draw it
ESL Parts of the Body Worksheets - Vocabulary Exercises: Labelling, Drawing
Here are two useful parts of the body worksheets to help students learn body parts vocabulary. The two worksheets can be used together or separately. With the 'Label it' worksheet, students use words in a box to label parts of the body in a...
Parts of the Body Board Game
ESL Parts of the Body Board Game - Vocabulary: Matching, Labelling - Group Work
In this fun parts of the body board game, students race against each other to land on word squares in order to be the first student to complete a labelled worksheet indicating 20 parts of the body. Players...
Body Building Race
ESL Body Parts Game - Vocabulary and Writing: Writing and Giving Clues, Describing, Guessing - Pair Work
In this creative body parts game, students describe and guess parts of the body vocabulary and race to draw a body on the board. First, in groups, students invent and write down clues to...
From the Shoulders Up
ESL Body Parts Worksheet - Vocabulary Exercises: Matching, Categorising, Binary Choice - Speaking Activity: Asking and Answering Questions - Pair Work
This comprehensive parts of the body worksheet helps students learn and practice vocabulary for body parts above the shoulders. Students begin...
Get Moving Board Game
ESL Parts of the Body Board Game - Vocabulary: Miming, Answering Quiz Questions - Group Work
In this lively parts of the body board game, students practice parts of the body vocabulary by acting out simple instructions and answering quiz questions. In groups, players take turns to roll...
Anatomy Adventures
ESL Parts of the Body Games - Reading and Vocabulary: Unscrambling, Gap-fill, Matching, True or False, Guessing - Pair Work
Here are two rewarding parts of the body games to help students practice or review body parts vocabulary. First, students play an unscrambling and matching...
Parts of the Body Crossword
ESL Body Parts Crossword - Vocabulary Activity: Writing Clues, Guessing, Freer Practice - Pair Work
In this handy describing parts of the body activity, students complete a crossword by describing and guessing body parts. In two groups, students invent and write down clues for the parts of the body...
Parts of the Body Quiz
ESL Parts of the Body Quiz - Vocabulary Game: Answering Quiz Questions - Pair Work
In this free parts of the body quiz game, students answer quiz questions about parts of the body. In pairs, students read quiz questions on the worksheet and write their answers in the spaces...
Body Blitz Challenge
ESL Parts of the Body Game - Vocabulary and Speaking: Impromptu Speech - Pair Work
In this imaginative parts of the body vocabulary game, students talk about different parts of the body for 20 seconds. First, students add five parts of the body to their grid on the worksheet...
Find the Body Parts
ESL Parts of the Body Word Search - Vocabulary Activity: Matching
In this engaging parts of the body word search, students find and match body parts vocabulary to definitions. To begin, students try to find the body parts vocabulary in the word search that matches with the definitions on the worksheet...
Parts of the Body Taboo
ESL Parts of the Body Game - Vocabulary and Speaking: Describing, Guessing - Group Work
In this entertaining describing body parts game, students describe parts of the body for a teammate to guess without saying specific words. In competing teams of two, students take it in turns to pick up...
Using Body Parts Vocabulary
Body parts vocabulary names the different parts of the body and helps students describe their location, appearance and function. Using these words in sentences lets learners follow instructions, describe characters and explain which part of the body they mean.
This page contains 16 resources from beginner (A1) to upper-intermediate (B2), including two free downloads. The materials cover naming, spelling, describing and using body-part words in games and spoken tasks.
Connect each word with a picture, a useful phrase and a clear example.
| Purpose | Useful language | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Name parts of the face | eyes, ears, nose, mouth | 'The monster has three eyes.' |
| Locate a body part | above, below, between | 'Your wrist is between your hand and your forearm.' |
| Describe appearance | long arms, short legs, curly hair | 'The character has long arms and short legs.' |
| Explain a function | hear with, see with, hold with | 'We hear with our ears.' |
| Give an instruction | raise, bend, touch | 'Raise your hand.' |
| Use irregular plurals | foot/feet, tooth/teeth | 'The monster has enormous feet.' |
How to Use Body Parts Vocabulary
Make meaning visible: Use pictures or a drawn character to establish which body part a word names. Contrast nearby parts, such as the hand and arm, before asking students to label or describe them independently.
Move from naming to sentences: After a student identifies a body part, prompt a description or function with a frame such as 'It has...' or 'We use our... to...'. Gradually remove the frame as students become more confident.
Give descriptions a purpose: Ask students to describe a character for a partner to identify or draw. Encourage details about number, size and location, then compare the result with the original to see which information was clear.
3-Step Framework for Teaching Body Parts Vocabulary
For beginners, move from recognising body-part names to using short sentences and understanding clues. This sequence draws on the page's beginner resources.
1. Establish names and pronunciation: Show flashcards, elicit each body part and model pronunciation. Follow with picture matching and sentence completion. This connects the spoken word with its written form before students use it in a sentence.
2. Build short descriptions: Students match words and pictures in a domino game, then use a sentence frame to earn a point. Encourage them to check singular and plural forms as they speak. The sentence practice prepares them to interpret more information about each body part.
3. Identify body parts from clues: Partners read clue cards and guess using 'It is my...'. The first clue offers two points and the second offers one. This shifts attention from recognising a picture to understanding a verbal description and naming the corresponding body part.
Common Mistakes with Body Parts Vocabulary
Adding regular endings to irregular plurals: Use 'feet' for more than one foot and 'teeth' for more than one tooth. Incorrect: 'The monster has four foots.' Correct: 'The monster has four feet.'
Counting 'hair' when describing it as a whole: Use uncountable 'hair' for the hair on someone's head. Incorrect: 'She has a long hair.' Correct: 'She has long hair.' 'A hair' is correct when you mean one individual strand.
Common Questions About Teaching Body Parts Vocabulary
What free games help students practice body parts vocabulary?
The free resource Match and Snap provides two card games using body-part words and pictures. Students first turn over cards to find matching pairs, reading the words aloud. They then play snap with the same cards, moving from remembering word-picture connections to recognising matches quickly.
What worksheets can I use for teaching parts of the body?
The worksheets Label it, Draw it combine naming body parts with understanding descriptions. Students label a picture using words from a box, then read a monster description and draw it. Comparing drawings and checking the description with the teacher shows whether they have understood the body-part language accurately.
How can students practice describing body parts?
The game Body Building Race combines writing clues with a team drawing race. Students prepare descriptions of body parts, then a reader shares the clues with another team. Correct guesses let students add body parts to a drawing, so clear descriptions help their team work towards completing the whole body.
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