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Vocabulary: Phone Numbers, Addresses, and Spelling

Phone numbers, addresses and spelling

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📞 Unit: Phone numbers, addresses and spelling • ⏱️ 20 Mins

Learn Key Everyday Words

Learn 10 easy words for phone calls, your home, and your name. Say your phone number, write your address, and spell words clearly.

💡 How to use this lesson

👩‍🏫 For the teacher:

  • Teach this in 20 minutes with pair practice on numbers and names.
  • Check the answers together on the board after learners finish each part.

🎒 For the learner:

  • Read the word table and the quick memory tips first.
  • Do the practice tasks, then speak into the recording boxes.

Word table

Here are the 10 words you need. Read each word, the example, and the memory tip.

1. On the phone
Word Meaning Common collocations Example sentence Memory tip
mobile A telephone you carry with you. mobile phone, call my mobile Call my mobile today. 💡 "Mobile" moves with you.
number Digits for calling someone (like 07123). phone number, wrong number What is your number? 💡 Num-ber is for counting.
text A short written message on a phone. send a text, text me Send me a text later. 💡 T is for type with fingers.
ring To make a phone sound or call someone. phone rings, give a ring I will ring you at six. 💡 A ring sounds like "ding!".
2. Your address
Word Meaning Common collocations Example sentence Memory tip
address The number and street of your home. home address, full address What is your address? 💡 Two d's and two s's for home.
street A road with houses and cars. Main Street, on the street I live on King Street. 💡 Walk on feet down the street.
email A digital message sent on a computer. send an email, email address Check your email now. 💡 "e" means electric mail.
3. Your name
Word Meaning Common collocations Example sentence Memory tip
surname Your family name (like Smith or Brown). family surname, full surname My surname is Smith. 💡 "Sir" name – formal family name.
letter A written sign like A, B, or C. capital letter, first letter A is the first letter. 💡 Letters build words.
spell To say or write words letter by letter. spell your name, spell out Can you spell that? 💡 Say letters like a magic spell.

Practice

16 easy questions to help you remember the words.

Part 1

Match words that go together

Pick the best word to complete each common pair.

First word
phone
number
text
name
1. pick up the + ?
1. pick up the ____ phone ____ number ____ text ____ name
2. wrong + ?
2. wrong ____ phone ____ number ____ text ____ name
3. send a + ?
3. send a ____ phone ____ number ____ text ____ name
4. spell your + ?
4. spell your ____ phone ____ number ____ text ____ name
Part 2

Fill in the missing word

Choose the right word from this bank to complete each dialogue or sentence.

Word bank: address ring street letter

Question 5

A: What is your home ____?

B: It is 14 Park Road.

Question 6

Please wait a minute. The phone will ____ soon.

Question 7

A: Where is your flat?

B: I live on Green ____.

Question 8

'B' is the second ____ of the alphabet.

Part 3

Choose the word

Select the word that makes the best sense in the sentence.

9. I want to write to you online. What is your ___?

____ a. email ____ b. street ____ c. surname

10. My family name is Miller. Miller is my ___.

____ a. number ____ b. surname ____ c. mobile

11. I do not know the letters in your name. Can you ___ it?

____ a. spell ____ b. ring ____ c. text

12. I am outside with no computer, but I have my ___ in my hand.

____ a. address ____ b. letter ____ c. mobile
Part 4

Put the words in order

Write the words in the correct order to make a good English sentence.

13. Put these 5 words in order:

your number? What is phone
____ (Type the full sentence here...)

14. Put these 5 words in order:

me Please address. your text
____ (Type the full sentence here...)

15. Put these 5 words in order:

you your Can surname? spell
____ (Type the full sentence here...)

16. Put these 5 words in order:

The ring. mobile will phone
____ (Type the full sentence here...)
Speaking & Pronunciation

Shadowing

Listen first. Then speak into the recording box to practice your pronunciation.

🔹 4 Short collocations

Item 1

mobile number

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Item 2

email address

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Item 3

spell your name

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Item 4

send a text

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

🔹 6 Everyday sentences

Item 5

What is your mobile number?

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Item 6

Please send me an email.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Item 7

I live on this street.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Item 8

Can you spell that word?

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Item 9

My phone will ring soon.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Item 10

Write your full name here.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

⭐ 2 Focus words

Item 11 • Focus Word

surname

Tip: Say "SIR-name".

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Item 12 • Focus Word

address

Tip: Say "uh-DRESS".

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____
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