Daily Routines Vocabulary
Daily routines vocabulary anchors the lexicon every learner uses in their first month of class: wake up, get up, have breakfast, brush my teeth, get dressed, leave the house, take the bus, start work, finish work, get home, watch TV, go to bed. Combined with time expressions (at seven o’clock, in the morning, around midday, at the weekend, every day) and frequency adverbs (always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never), this is the productive base that lets A1 learners describe their lives.
This worksheet builds A1 confidence with daily-routines vocabulary in the present simple, with focus on time-of-day expressions and frequency adverbs.
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What’s inside:
- Vocabulary box with 25+ routine verb phrases, organised by time of day
- Picture sequencing: order the activities chronologically
- Gap-fill in routine descriptions with verb-and-time-expression slots
- Personalised production: write six sentences about your weekday and your weekend routine
- Full Answer Key plus Teacher Notes with pair-interview extension
Common challenges: Verb-phrase memory is the central A1 challenge — have breakfast / take a shower / make the bed are unit phrases that need to be learned whole, not assembled from parts. Get up vs wake up is the recurring distinction: wake up (eyes open), get up (leave the bed). Frequency-adverb word order traps: I always work (before main verb), I am always tired (after be).
For: Adult and teenage learners (14+) at CEFR A1, in beginner classes, 1:1 lessons, or self-study. The routines lexis maps directly onto Cambridge A2 Key (KET) Speaking Part 1 and informal-writing tasks. Part of the Everyday Life & People collection — the natural next step is Family and Relationships Vocabulary, which extends the daily setting into people-and-relationships vocabulary.
