Essential Soccer Vocabulary for Beginners

What is the term used for soccer in British English?

• Soccer

• Football

• Rugby

• Cricket

Tags

CCSS.L.5.3B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What is the term for the playing surface in soccer?

• Court

• Field

• Pitch

• Track

What is the name of the position that stands at the goal posts?

• Defender

• Midfielder

• Goalkeeper

• Striker

Which position is responsible for scoring goals?

• Defender

• Midfielder

• Goalkeeper

• Striker

What is the term for a person who enforces the rules in a soccer game?

• Coach

• Captain

• Referee

• Manager

What is the term for a penalty awarded to a player to score a goal?

• Penalty shoot-out

• Corner kick

• Free kick

• Throw-in

What is the verb used to describe moving the ball with your feet?

• Shoot

• Kick

• Dribble

• Pass

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

What is the past tense of the verb 'to kick'?

• Kicks

• Kick

• Kicking

• Kicked

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

What is the verb used to describe giving the ball to another player?

• Kick

• Pass

• Dribble

• Shoot

What is the verb used to describe scoring a goal?

• Kick

• Pass

• Dribble

• Score