Clothes Cut & Glue – Vocabulary Matching Activity

English clothing vocabulary is practiced by cutting out sixteen word labels and gluing each beneath its matching illustration.

Year groups: Reception, Years 2–3
File type: PDF
Preparation: Print ready

Updated Feb 19, 2024

Subject: ESL, English
Topic: Cut, Glue
Resource types: Activities
Preparation: Print ready

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About this resource

Sixteen clothing vocabulary words — skirt, jacket, T-shirt, dress, jumper, raincoat, jeans, swimsuit, hat, glasses, cardigan, socks, belt, shoes, boots, wooly hat, gloves, joggers, necklace, scarf, watch, hoodie, and shirt — are printed as cut-out word labels that students trim and glue beneath matching illustrations. The 11-page file provides the activity in both a full-colour version and a self-colouring black-and-white version across three worksheet pages each, so a teacher can choose based on printing capacity, plus a two-page answer key showing the correct word-to-picture matches. The creator suggests the completed sheets can be trimmed and bound into a small vocabulary booklet for students to keep.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Match written English clothing vocabulary words to corresponding pictures.
Practice fine motor skills by cutting out and precisely gluing small word labels.
Build receptive and expressive vocabulary for common clothing items in English as a second language.

Teaching tips

Choose the black-and-white version when printing budget is limited, and let students self-colour the illustrations after gluing.
Collect completed pages into a small booklet, as the creator suggests, for a take-home vocabulary reference.
Use the answer key to let students self-check before gluing is final, since cut-and-glue activities are hard to correct after gluing.

Skills covered

Clothing vocabulary matching — students match 16 English clothing words to matching illustrations.
Fine motor cutting and gluing — students cut out individual word labels and place them precisely under the correct picture.
ESL word recognition — students read and identify printed English words for concrete classroom objects.

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Why does the file include both a colour and a black-and-white version of the same activity?

The colour version is ready to use as-is, while the black-and-white version lets students colour the illustrations themselves, so a teacher can pick whichever suits their printing budget and available class time.

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Concepts & topics

Core concepts

Vocabulary
ESL
Fine motor skills

Topics

Cut Glue Clothes Matching Words

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ESL English Activities Reception Year 2 Year 3

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