TendWordHobbies & Free Time
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Hobby and free time words in English — 31 words like music, film, guitar, fishing and painting, each with a meaning, an example sentence and audio. Learn leisure vocabulary by sorting every word into its category.
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| Word | Part of speech | Example |
|---|---|---|
| gameUS /ˈɡeɪm/ UK /ɡeɪm/ | n. | Let's play a fun game together. |
| musicmu·sic/ˈmjuːzɪk/ | n. | She likes to listen to music. |
| partypar·tyUS /ˈpɑːɹti/ UK /ˈpɑːti/ | n. | We had a birthday party for my sister on Sunday. |
| storysto·ryUS /ˈstɔːɹi/ UK /ˈstɔːri/ | n. | My dad reads me a story at night. |
| videovid·e·oUS /ˈvɪdɪoʊ/ UK /ˈvɪdiəʊ/ | n. | I watch a funny video after school. |
| songUS /ˈsɔŋ/ UK /sɒŋ/ | n. | I like this happy song. |
| club/ˈklʌb/ | n. | I joined the school music club last year. |
| filmUS /ˈfɪlm/ UK /fɪlm/ | n. | We watch a film on Sunday. |
| moviemov·ie/ˈmuːvi/ | n. | I like to watch a movie with my family. |
| picturepic·tureUS /ˈpɪktʃɚ/ UK /ˈpɪktʃə/ | n. | There is a nice picture on the wall. |
| cardUS /ˈkɑːɹd/ UK /ˈkɑːd/ | n. | She picked up a card from the table. |
| albumal·bumUS /ˈælbəm/ UK /ˈalbəm/ | n. | I like all the songs on her new album. |
| photopho·toUS /ˈfoʊtoʊ/ UK /ˈfəʊtəʊ/ | n. | This is a photo of my family. |
| bandUS /ˈbænd/ UK /ˈband/ | n. | My brother plays the drums in a rock band. |
| magazinemag·a·zineUS /ˌmæɡəˈziːn/ UK /ˌmaɡəˈziːn/ | n. | She buys a music magazine every month. |
| dramadra·ma/ˈdɹɑːmə/ | n. | My sister joined a drama club at school. |
| novelnov·elUS /ˈnɑːvəl/ UK /ˈnɒvəl/ | n. | I read a novel about a girl who travels to the sea. |
| newspapernews·pa·perUS /ˈnuːzpeɪpɚ/ UK /ˈnjuːzpeɪpə/ | n. | My father reads the newspaper every morning. |
| singUS /ˈsɪŋ/ UK /sɪŋ/ | v. | We sing a song in class. |
| paintUS /ˈpeɪnt/ UK /peɪnt/ | v. | She likes to paint flowers. |
| guitargui·tarUS /ɡɪˈtɑːɹ/ UK /ɡɪˈtɑː/ | n. | My brother can play the guitar. |
| fishingfish·ing/ˈfɪʃɪŋ/ | n. | My father goes fishing at the lake every Sunday. |
| photographypho·tog·ra·phyUS /fəˈtɑːɡɹəfi/ UK /fəˈtɒɡɹəfi/ | n. | She studies photography at an art school. |
| tape/ˈteɪp/ | n. | I found an old tape with my favourite songs on it. |
| readerread·erUS /ˈɹiːdɚ/ UK /ˈɹiːdə/ | n. | My sister is a fast reader, so she finishes a book in two days. |
| pianopi·a·noUS /piˈænoʊ/ UK /piˈænəʊ/ | n. | My sister can play the piano. |
| toyUS /ˈtɔɪ/ UK /tɔɪ/ | n. | This is my new toy. |
| robotro·botUS /ˈɹoʊbɑːt/ UK /ˈrəʊbɒt/ | n. | The robot can walk and talk. |
| dollUS /ˈdɑːl/ UK /dɒl/ | n. | She has a pretty doll. |
| balloonbal·loon/bəˈluːn/ | n. | The red balloon is very big. |
| kiteUS /ˈkaɪt/ UK /kaɪt/ | n. | I like to fly my kite in the park. |
Commonly confused
Words in this category that are easy to mix up, picked by hand when the word list was built. Both are shown with their meaning and an example, so you can see what actually separates them.
movie vs film
movie n.
I like to watch a movie with my family.
film n.
We watch a film on Sunday.