TEACHER’S NOTES

ESL / EFL RESOURCES Christmas Word Puzzle

Activity Type Introduction

Matching, writing and In this enjoyable puzzle worksheet, students race to write down
spelling activity 20 Christmas words by matching numbers to letters.

Language Focus
Christmas vocabulary
Aim
To match numbers with
corresponding letters to
make words related to
Christmas.
Procedure
Give each student a copy of the worksheet.
Explain that the students are going to race to write down 20
Christmas words by matching numbers to letters.
Working alone, the students look at the numbers for each word
and find the corresponding letters in the chart.
The students then write the Christmas word in the space provided.

When a student thinks they have finished, check their answers

Preparation and spelling.
Make one copy of the
The first student to complete the worksheet correctly wins.
worksheet for each
student.
When everyone has finished, go through the correct answers as a
class and review the meaning of each word.
Level
Answer key
Beginner
1. festive 11. Christmas lights
2. tinsel 12. presents
Time 3. decorations 13. toys
20 minutes 4. Rudolph 14. celebration
5. elf 15. sack
6. carols 16. snowman
7. ornaments 17. mistletoe
8. North Pole 18. sleigh
9. eggnog 19. reindeer
10. Santa Claus 20. Christmas tree

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 CHRISTMAS

ESL / EFL RESOURCES Christmas Word Puzzle

Match the numbers with the letters to make words related to Christmas.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

5 14 2 13 3 8 7 22 16 12 24 11 9 15 6 17 20 1 23 26 4 25 10 18 19 21

1. 8-3-23-26-16-25-3 ________________________________________________________

2. 26-16-15-23-3-11 _________________________________________________________

3. 13-3-2-6-1-5-26-16-6-15-23 ________________________________________________

4. 1-4-13-6-11-17-22 ________________________________________________________

5. 3-11-8 __________________________________________________________________

6. 2-5-1-6-11-23 ____________________________________________________________

7. 6-1-15-5-9-3-15-26-23 _____________________________________________________

8. 15-6-1-26-22 17-6-11-3 ____________________________________________________

9. 3-7-7-15-6-7 _____________________________________________________________

10. 23-5-15-26-5 2-11-5-4-23__________________________________________________

11. 2-22-1-16-23-26-9-5-23 11-16-7-22-26-23 ____________________________________

12. 17-1-3-23-3-15-26-23 ____________________________________________________

13. 26-6-19-23 _____________________________________________________________

14. 2-3-11-3-14-1-5-26-16-6-15 _______________________________________________

15. 23-5-2-24 ______________________________________________________________

16. 23-15-6-10-9-5-15 _______________________________________________________

17. 9-16-23-26-11-3-26-6-3 ___________________________________________________

18. 23-11-3-16-7-22 _________________________________________________________

19. 1-3-16-15-13-3-3-1 ______________________________________________________

20. 2-22-1-16-23-26-9-5-23 26-1-3-3 ___________________________________________

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