ENGLISH MATCHING EXERCISES

Create English matching exercises

Help learners connect words with meanings, synonyms or related phrases. ChalkLab creates matching activities from your teaching brief so you can review the pairs and practise them with your class.

Try the sample
Choose an answer to try the activity.

What you can practise

Create English matching exercises for vocabulary, definitions and related phrases. Try an interactive matching sample and prepare your own in ChalkLab.

  • Match ‘happy’ with ‘glad’.
  • Match ‘small’ with ‘little’.

Inside the interactive sample

  • Match each phrase.
  • Phrases: check in, board.
  • Endings: the plane, your suitcase.

How it works

Step 1

Define the relationship

Ask for words and definitions, synonyms, opposites or sentence halves. Keep one relationship across the activity.

Step 2

Review the pairs

Check that each item has one clear partner and that definitions use language your learners understand.

Step 3

Practise and extend

Use the matching set for recall, then ask learners to put the words or phrases into new sentences.

Make the practice fit your learners

Make connections visible

Give learners a compact way to practise the relationship between a word and its meaning.

Introduce useful phrases

Pair sentence halves or related expressions to practise chunks of English.

Revisit familiar vocabulary

Use matching as a retrieval task before asking students to speak or write with the same words.

Frequently asked questions

What can learners match?

Examples include vocabulary and definitions, synonyms, opposites or sentence halves. Tell ChalkLab the relationship you want in the activity brief.

How do I avoid ambiguous matches?

Review all pairs together, not one at a time. If two definitions fit the same word, refine them or choose different items.

Is matching suitable for beginners?

It can be. Use a small set of familiar words and simple meanings, then adjust the language and number of pairs for your learners.

Create your next English lesson

Choose a topic, adapt the practice, and share it with your learners.