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ESL vocabulary bingo

Bingo is one of the best games in an ESL or EFL class: everybody listens to every word, and nobody has to speak before they are ready. These cards show 48 everyday English words, from book and chair to coat and bread, each with a picture so the meaning is clear without translation. Download 30 different cards with a caller sheet, or put in this week's vocabulary below.

Download 30 cards (PDF) Paper and print options Call it on screen

- keep it for next week and change the words to your own.

30 different numbered cards, two to a page, with a caller sheet on page one and a winner check by card number. Free, no sign-up. The same link prints the same cards next time.

Make your own set

Change the words or the numbers, the size and how many cards, and get a new PDF.

1What goes on the cards?

Add more words than squares - every card gets its own mix.

Pictures for early readers, ESL and speech therapy

Pictures are Fluent Emoji, one friendly style for every card.

Number range

Any range from 0 to 999.

One per student, up to 500. No two cards are the same.

Free, no sign-up. You get a PDF with a caller sheet on page one.

Card 1 - every card is different

English Words Bingo

Egg
Bus
Bicycle
Tree
Boat
Socks
Computer
Door
Money
Star
Key
Chair
FREE
Umbrella
Milk
Airplane
Backpack
Cheese
Shoes
Coat
Book
Coffee
Sun
Car
Rain
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The 48 words on these cards

  • Book
  • Pencil
  • Backpack
  • Scissors
  • Chair
  • Door
  • Bed
  • Clock
  • Phone
  • Computer
  • Key
  • Lamp
  • House
  • School
  • Car
  • Bus
  • Bicycle
  • Train
  • Airplane
  • Boat
  • Tree
  • Flower
  • Sun
  • Moon
  • Star
  • Rain
  • Apple
  • Bread
  • Cheese
  • Egg
  • Milk
  • Water
  • Coffee
  • Shirt
  • Coat
  • Hat
  • Shoes
  • Socks
  • Dog
  • Cat
  • Bird
  • Fish
  • Ball
  • Guitar
  • Camera
  • Money
  • Gift
  • Umbrella

Listening first

Call each word twice, clearly, and don't show the picture: players have to match the sound to the picture on their card. Beginners can follow the printed word under each picture. Repeat the called words before you check a winner, so everybody hears them once more.

Make them speak

Once the class knows the words, let the winner be the next caller. For a speaking round, players must say a sentence with the word before they mark it: "I have a red backpack." For a grammar round, call "a thing you can wear" or "a thing in the kitchen" instead of the word.

This week's words

Paste your own word list in the form below: most everyday nouns have a picture, and you can tap a word to choose a better one or search for a picture to add. For a test of the spelling, make Pictures only cards and ask the winner to spell the words on the winning line.

Questions

Which words are on the ESL bingo cards?

48 everyday nouns: classroom things, home, transport, nature, food and drink, clothes and pets. Each 5x5 card shows 24 of them around a free space.

Can I make cards for my own vocabulary list?

Yes. Paste your words in the form on this page. Most nouns get a picture by themselves; you can change any picture, and a word without one prints as a word.

Does it work for other languages?

Yes. Type the words in Spanish, French or another language with Latin, Cyrillic or Greek letters, and pick the pictures by searching in English.

Is it free?

Yes, with no sign-up: up to 500 cards, a caller sheet and a winner check.

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