VOCABULARY ACTIVITIES

FARMING
CONTENTS
1.

Mixed Letters FARMING ................................................................................................................2

2.

Cards for games FARMING ...........................................................................................................2

3.

Crossword FARMING ....................................................................................................................3

4.

Mixed sentences FARMING ..........................................................................................................6

5.

Word search FARMING .................................................................................................................8

6.

Gap fill sentences FARMING ......................................................................................................10

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1. Mixed Letters FARMING

A really fun way to review vocabulary at the end of the lesson or the week is to mix up the letters of
each word. Write a word or words on the board. The students then race to identify the vocabulary.
dig

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tractor

crottar

plant

tapnl

organic

acoring

crop

proc

dairy

riday

breed

beerd

agriculture

urgeraticul

barn

bran

shed

desh

field

filed

fence

enecf

water

trewa

cattle

teatcl

harvest

shearvt

cultivate

eatitvclu

weed

dewe

season

asnose

2. Cards for games FARMING

These pre-prepared cards can be used for a variety of games and activities. For more ideas take
a look at Quick Vocabulary Activities on the Teacher Support website. Click here.

dig

tractor

dig

tractor

plant

organic

plant

organic

crop

dairy

crop

dairy

breed

agriculture

breed

agriculture

barn

shed

barn

shed

field

fence

field

fence

water

cattle

water

cattle

harvest

cultivate

harvest

cultivate

weed

season

weed

season

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3. Crossword FARMING

Across
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A plant such as a grain, fruit or vegetable that is grown in large amounts.

A strong vehicle with large back wheels used on farms for pulling things.
An area of land used for growing crops or keeping animals.
A large building on a farm where crops or animals can be kept.
To pour water on to plants or the soil that they are growing in.
Male and female cows kept on a farm for their milk or meat.
The process of growing food.
To break up and move soil using a tool, a machine or your hands.
One of the four periods of the year: spring, summer, autumn or winter.

Down
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When crops are cut and collected from fields

To prepare land and grow crops on it.
A wood, wire or metal structure which divides or goes around an area of land.
To put a plant into the ground or into a container of earth so that it will grow.
To keep animals for the purpose of producing young animals
Not using artificial chemicals when keeping animals or growing plants for food.
Relating to milk or products made using milk.
A wild plant that you do not want to grow in your garden.
A small building, usually made of wood, used for storing things

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Solution
Across

Down

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CROP
TRACTOR
FIELD
BARN
WATER
CATTLE
AGRICULTURE
DIG
SEASON

HARVEST
CULTIVATE
FENCE
PLANT
BREED
ORGANIC
DAIRY
WEED
SHED

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4. Mixed sentences FARMING

Rearrange the words to make complete sentences.

1.

the / in / is / exercise / garden / digging / good

2.

new / trees / planted / we / and / our / garden / bushes / in

3.

had / we / huge / a / of / crop / this / potatoes / year

4.

income / breeding / sheep / comes / his / main / from

5.

in / the / in / the / the / winter / cows / live / barn

6.

in / the / in / the / the / summer / cows / live / field

7.

you / they / if / the / water / plants / will / don't / die

8.

week / year / harvest / grain / a / this / the / took

9.

all / he / weeds / from / garden / removed / the / the

10.

he / the / used / to / tractor / pull / heavy / the / machinery

11.

are / some / that / organic / think / vegetables / healthy / people / more

12.

dairy / such / products / cheese / and / milk / as / be / in / a / place / should / cool / kept

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the / depends / on / agriculture / countryside / its / for / income

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of / the / at / the / in / a / he / his / tools / shed / bottom / garden / keeps

15.

animals / fence / there / a / high / to / the / from / escaping / was / stop

16.

have / we / a / lot / of / our / beef / on / farm / cattle

17.

cultivate / cleared / land / they / forest / so / could / the / the / farmers

18.

her / spring / is / season / favourite

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Mixed sentences answers FARMING

1.

Digging in the garden is good exercise.

2.

We planted trees and bushes in our new garden.

3.

We had a huge crop of potatoes this year.

4.

His main income comes from breeding sheep.

5.

In the winter, the cows live in the barn.

6.

In the summer, the cows live in the field.

7.

If you don't water the plants, they will die.

8.

The grain harvest took a week this year.

9.

He removed all the weeds from the garden.

10.

He used the tractor to pull the heavy machinery.

11.

Some people think that organic vegetables are more healthy.

12.

Dairy products such as cheese and milk should be kept in a cool place.

13.

The countryside depends on agriculture for its income.

14.

He keeps his tools in a shed at the bottom of the garden.

15.

There was a high fence to stop the animals from escaping.

16.

We have a lot of beef cattle on our farm.

17.

They cleared the forest, so farmers could cultivate the land.

18.

Spring is her favourite season.

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5. Word search FARMING

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Can you find these words in the puzzle?

dig
plant
crop
breed
barn
field

water
harvest
weed
tractor
organic
dairy

agriculture
shed
fence
cattle
cultivate
season

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Word search solution - FARMING

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6. Gap fill sentences FARMING

These can be used with a wordsearch, crossword, another exercise or just on their own.

a. ......in the garden is good exercise.

b. We ......trees and bushes in our new garden.
c. We had a huge ......of potatoes this year.
d. His main income comes from ......sheep.
e. In the winter, the cows live in the .......
f.

In the summer, the cows live in the .......

g. If you don't ......the plants, they will die.

h. The grain ......took a week this year.
i.

He removed all the ......from the garden.

j.

He used the ......to pull the heavy machinery.

k. Some people think that ......vegetables are more healthy.

l.

......products such as cheese and milk should be kept in a cool place.

m. The countryside depends on ......for its income.

n. He keeps his tools in a ......at the bottom of the garden.
o. There was a high ......to stop the animals from escaping.
p. We have a lot of beef ......on our farm.
q. They cleared the forest, so farmers could ......the land.
r.

Spring is her favourite ........

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Gap fill sentences answers - FARMING

a. Digging in the garden is good exercise.
b. We planted trees and bushes in our new garden.
c. We had a huge crop of potatoes this year.
d. His main income comes from breeding sheep.
e. In the winter, the cows live in the barn.
f.

In the summer, the cows live in the field.

g. If you don't water the plants, they will die.

h. The grain harvest took a week this year.
i.

He removed all the weeds from the garden.

j.

He used the tractor to pull the heavy machinery.

k. Some people think that organic vegetables are more healthy.

l.

Dairy products such as cheese and milk should be kept in a cool place.

m. The countryside depends on agriculture for its income.

n. He keeps his tools in a shed at the bottom of the garden.
o. There was a high fence to stop the animals from escaping.
p. We have a lot of beef cattle on our farm.
q. They cleared the forest, so farmers could cultivate the land.
r.

Spring is her favourite season.

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