Taboo - Medium

These are cards of my own creation, inspired on the board game Taboo. I use them in class for practicing vocabulary. Ive included a link for the instructions. There are 3 sets of these cards: Easy, Medium and Difficult. Ive also made a blank of each so you, the teacher, can create your own, with your own vocabulary. Theres also a page with the backsides, but its big in size, so Ill have to post it as a different printable.

Instructions:
You can play this game with 2 students or more, as a competition or simple practice. There should be at least 1 player with the card and one player guessing in each turn. The objective is to get the other player to say the word on the top of the card. The player with the card cannot use the words on the list to get the other student to guess the correct answer. So, for example, if the word is Soup and you cant say Liquid, Food, Eat, Drink or Noodles. You could say: Something you have for lunch or dinner. Its not solid. Its often sold in cans. Campbells is known for this. You can make it out of chicken broth. Etc

Here are the original game instructions: http://www.hasbro.com/common/instruct/Taboo.PDF

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Parade
March Band Dance 4th of July Independenc e

Croissa nt
Pastry Bread Breakfast Ham Cheese

Gem
Precious Diamond Value Jewel Ring

Lizard
Reptile Chameleon Salamander Iguana Gecko

Blood
Vampire Dracula Red Cells Pure

Station
Police Train Place Wait Track

Insane
Crazy Mad Medical Unfit Handicap

Raft
River Fast Waves Rock Down

Raisin
Grapes Wrinkled Prunes Trail mix Snack

Ounce
Pound Weight Measure Scale Unit

Torch
Olympics Fire Run Hold Light

Broth
Soup Stock Liquid Bowl Chicken

Doorbel l
Ring Sound Guest Visit Outside

Gossip
Talk Friends Criticize Dirty Bad

Melt
Ice Heat Warm Freeze Weather

Cane
Christmas Red Swirl Walk Handicap

Bait
Fish Attract Fly Worm Rod

Skin
Outer Nerve Feel Hair Soft

Bald
Hair Head Old Man Loose

Crow
Bird Black Scare Feathers Fly

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Plum
Color Fruit Eat Purple Seed

Syringe
Inject Needle Nurse Medicine Clinic

Straw
Drink Hay Tube Suck Hollow

Cracker
Cookie Cheese Bread Graham Soup

Lost
Found Look Search Gone Missing

Town
City Small Country Place Ghost

Curly
Hair Swirl Curve Round Wavy

Slim
Thin Skinny Diet Weight Scale

Straigh t
Curve Line Laser Hair Road

Boring
Interesting Sleepy Alert Long Lecture

Wink
Eye Move Close Rapid Flirt

Wave
Ocean Micro Surf Greet Good-bye

Beef
Cow Meat Eat Stew Steak

Cabbage
Vegetable Cole Ground Grow Produce

Stationa ry
Paper Fixed Immobile Envelope Card

Cord
Telephone Electrical Wire Conductor Power

Ache
Pain Head Tooth Sore Hurt

Project
Labor Plan Make Undertake Work

Mayor
Study Politician City Town Govern

Volume
Mass Pitch Tune Music Loud

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Mass
Volume Bulk Body Multitude People

Law
Advocate Practice Judge Trial Crime

Battery
Electricity Charge Duracell Energizer Assault

War
Battle
Disagreement

Telegra m
Communication

Country Fight World

Phone Distance Old Wire

Strike
Take Protest Stop Hit Assume

Lightni ng
Electricity Storm Thunder Strike Flash

Bun
Bread Buttocks Cheek Flour Bake

Mobile
Movement Phone Cellular
Communication

Exotic
Alien Uncommon Foreign Rare Unusual

Vehicle

Lane
Road Street Drive Left Right

Studio
Room Recording Workplace Location Study

Border
Around Frontier Cross Surround Countries

Microphon e
Voice Talk Sing Hold Music

Crash
Accident Death Car Airplane Impact

Legend
Old Myth Fable Tale Story

Groceri Haircut es
Supermarket Food Product Bag Shop Saloon Barber Scissors Groom Short

Battle
100 years War Fight Conflict Combat

Testimo ny
Story Tell Give Witness Declare

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Boil
Hot Water Bubble Degrees Pot

Toll
Pay Money Fare Road Booth

Mole
Spy Blemish Birthmark Covert Undercover

Pedestri Subway an
Person Walk On Foot Move Transport Train Underground
Transportation

Tube Sandwich

Dry Clean
Delicate Fabric Clothes Laundry Wash

Tide
Ocean Sea Rise Water Coast

Soon
Later Time Short Period Long

Lake
Water Mass Lagoon Ice-skate River

Sightse e
Tourist Visit Explore View Travel

Costum e
Halloween Dress Character Carnival Fair

Float
Parade Ice-cream Balloon Sky Carriage

Brave
Courage War Heart Hero Danger

Evil
Devil Bad Satan Hell Mean

Wise
Three Man Knowledge Experience Life

Royalty
King Queen Monarchy Payment Money

Guide
Lead Map Follow Book Tourist

Blink
Eye Close Fast Lid Reflex

Sting
Bee Hurt Pain Itch Jelly-fish

Skunk
Smell Stink Black White Small

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