A1 Vocabulary

A1Daily life10 min

Daily routine verbs

Learn verbs and phrases to talk about your day, from waking up in the morning to going to bed.

Your daily routine is the things you do every day. Many of these are short phrases with get, have and go. Learn them as one piece, for example get up or have breakfast.

wake upverb
stop sleeping and open your eyesI wake up at seven o'clock.
get upverb
get out of bedMina gets up at half past seven.
have a showerphrase
wash your body under running waterTomás has a shower every morning.
get dressedphrase
put on your clothesI get dressed after my shower.
brush your teethphrase
clean your teeth with a toothbrushPlease brush your teeth before bed.
have breakfastphrase
eat the first meal of the dayWe have breakfast in the kitchen.
go to workphrase
travel to the place where you workMy mother goes to work by bus.
startverb
beginSchool starts at eight o'clock.
finishverb
stop doing something because it is doneLena finishes work at five.
come homephrase
return to your houseDad comes home at six.
cook dinnerphrase
make the evening mealRavi cooks dinner for his family.
go to bedphrase
get into bed to sleepThe children go to bed at nine.

Exercise 1 of 2

Choose the right phrase

Choose the correct answer.

  1. You stop sleeping and open your eyes. You _____.

  2. What does get dressed mean?

  3. Aiko is very tired. It is 10 p.m. She _____.

  4. I eat the first meal of the day. I _____.

  5. Kofi uses a toothbrush. He _____.

  6. The film _____ at 8 p.m. and ends at 10 p.m.

  7. My father leaves the house at eight and _____ by train.

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Exercise 2 of 2

Complete the routine

Type one word in each gap. Use each word once and change the form if needed. Use: brush, come, cook, dressed, finish, have, wake.

  1. My alarm rings at 6:30 and I up, but I stay in bed for five more minutes.

  2. Sofia puts on her clothes. She gets .

  3. I always my teeth after breakfast.

  4. We breakfast at 7:15.

  5. Jamal dinner for his family every evening.

  6. The children home from school at four o'clock.

  7. Lessons start at nine and at three.

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Source

Original lesson by Joy English.

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