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

Taboo - Easy

Taboo - Easy

Coffee

Hot

Kettle

Water

Chamomile

Tea

Computer

Sound

Volume

Music

Hear

Speakers

Arm

Person

Leg

Whole

Dead

Body

Age

Old

Turn

Party

Piata

Birthday

Computer

Paper

Bind

Folder

Study

Notebook

Sweet

Flour

Dough

Birthday

Wedding

Cake

Light

Bulb

Electric

Cord

Shade

Lamp

Teeth

Molar

Doctor

Dental

Medicine

Dentist

Leg

Toe

Body

Kick

Shoe

Foot

Cake

Milk

Lactose

Cow

Dairy

Cheese

Work

Job

Corner

Place

Desk

Office

Shirt

Pant

Fly

Round

Eye

Button

Person

Movie

Film

Star

Hollywood

Actor

Flowers

Plants

Landscape

Eden

Eve

Garden

Float

Blow

Inflate

Parade

Fare

Balloon

Office

Classroom

Furniture

Table

Chair

Desk

Cream

Cold

Freeze

Cube

Water

Ice

Break

Drink

Wine

Clear

Window

Glass

Communicate

Dial

Cellular

Mobile

Call

Telephone

Funny

Circus

Balloons

Smile

Tricks

Clown

Submarine

Taboo - Easy

Animals

Cages

Locked

Creatures

See

Zoo

Building

Shade

Curtain

Drapes

House

Window

Car

Store

Mess

Drive

House

Garage

Woman

Opposite

Boy

Human

Gentleman

Man

Globe

Directions

Earth

Country

Atlas

Map

Moo

Animal

Farm

Milk

Calf

Cow

Climb

Summit

Everest

Hike

Hill

Mountain

Nurse

Hospital

Medicine

Clinic

Emergency

Doctor

Breakfast

Chicken

Bird

Lay

Crack

Egg

Drink

Hot

Tea

Cream

Dark

Coffee

Doctor

Assistant

Clinic

Hospital

Medicine

Nurse

Book

Words

Meanings

Webster-Merriam

Look for

Dictionary

Mammal

Reptile

Bird

Kingdom

Outdoors

Animal

Best Friend

Terrier

Cat

Pet

Guard

Dog

Beatles

Yellow

Marine

Ocean

Sea

Late

Paper

TV

Cast

Bad

News

Bears

Woods

Trees

Picnic

Barbeque

Outdoors

Bed

House

Bath

Sleep

Spend

Room

Picnic

Storage

Kitchen

Market

Weave

Basket

Blow

Hurricane

Storm

Weather

Winter

Wind

Superman

Limousine

Taboo - Easy

Long

Car

Automobile

Luxury

Celebrity

White

Cold

Winter

Christmas

Flake

Snow

Hot

Spa

Sweat

Rocks

Gym

Sauna

Diamond

Black

Mine

Dirty

Burn

Coal

Face

Glasses

Lids

Lashes

Head

Eye

Pharmacy

Pain

Cocaine

Take

Marijuana

Drug

Alcatraz

Jail

Locked

Police

Criminal

Prison

Robin

Kryptonite

Hero

Fly

Cape

Supermarket

Department

Sears

Groceries

Shopping

Store

Handbag

Woman

Accessory

Lady

Store

Purse

House

Separation

Lawn

Home

Yard

Fence

Baseball

Glove

Sport

Halloween

Fly

Bat

Opener

Permission

Ability

Garbage

Trash

Can

Port

Travel

Luggage

Bag

Agency

Airplane

Rain

Cover

Jacket

Clothes

Wind

Coat

Fairy

Mouth

Tongue

White

Chew

Tooth

Tub

Faucet

Shower

Shampoo

Groom

Bathroom

Photograph

Film

Camera

Frame

Hang

Picture

Kitchen

Dull

Sharp

Cut

Chop

Knife

Sky

See

Sparkle

Twinkle

Space

Star

(Name of your teacher)

Class

School

Student

Learn

Taboo - Easy

Blouse

Clothes

Dress

Pants

Skirt

Shirt

Eat

Weigh

Scale

Starve

Low-fat

Diet

Credit

Invitation

Information

Report

Play

Card

Country

Big

Plate

Dish

Town

China

Snow

Sport

Winter

Mountain

Down

Ski

Fall

Romance

Valentines

Heart

Kiss

Love

Ship

Sail

Sea

Ocean

Travel

Boat

Period

Sentence

End

Dot

Signal

Point

Teacher

Study

Subject

English

Class

Read

Book

Homework

Wood

Recycle

Sheet

Note

Paper

Play

Sport

Fun

Team

Participate

Game

Dry

Wet

Bath

Shower

Use

Towel

Holiday

Season

Mistletoe

Carols

Merry

Christmas

Boy

Young

Lady

Kid

Female

Girl

Clown

Tiger

Jump

Show

Cirque du Soleil

Circus

Exam

Study

Hard

TOEFL

Periodical

Test

Italy

Pasta

Food

Round

Dominos

Pizza

Drink

Liquid

Clear

Ocean

River

Water

Soup

Liquid

Food

Eat

Drink

Noodles

Taboo - Easy