Looking for engaging jobs and occupations exercises? This page offers a variety of ESL vocabulary activities designed for beginner and elementary learners (A1–A2).
These jobs vocabulary exercises help students learn and practice common professions in English through matching tasks, unscrambling words, multiple-choice questions, gap-filling activities, and definition-based exercises.
All activities include answer keys.
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Quick Review: Common Jobs and Professions in English
Here are some common occupations in English:
- Teacher – teaches students at school
- Doctor – treats sick people
- Nurse – takes care of patients
- Police officer – catches criminals and keeps people safe
- Firefighter – puts out fires
- Mechanic – repairs cars
- Journalist – writes news articles
- Gardener – takes care of gardens
- Baker – makes bread and cakes
- Farmer – works on a farm
- Engineer – designs and builds machines or structures
- Plumber – fixes pipes and water systems
Professions in English Exercises: Pictures, Unscrambling, and Answers to Questions
More Jobs and Occupations Exercises (Multiple choice)
Exercise 4: Fill in the Blanks (With Word Bank)
Complete the sentences using the jobs below.
- Word Bank: doctor – teacher – mechanic – journalist – firefighter – baker – nurse – pilot – farmer – engineer
- A ______ works in a hospital and treats patients.
- A ______ repairs cars.
- A ______ grows vegetables and raises animals.
- A ______ flies an airplane.
- A ______ writes articles for newspapers.
- A ______ teaches students in a school.
- A ______ puts out fires.
- A ______ makes bread and cakes.
- A ______ helps doctors care for patients.
- A ______ designs machines and buildings.
1. doctor
2. mechanic
3. farmer
4. pilot
5. journalist
6. teacher
7. firefighter
8. baker
9. nurse
10. engineer
2. mechanic
3. farmer
4. pilot
5. journalist
6. teacher
7. firefighter
8. baker
9. nurse
10. engineer
Exercise 5: Categorize the Jobs
Put the jobs into the correct category.
- Jobs: doctor – farmer – engineer – nurse – gardener – secretary – mechanic – journalist – pilot – firefighter
Medical Jobs
- …
- …
Outdoor Jobs
- …
- …
- …
Office / Technical Jobs
- …
- …
- …
- …
- …
Medical Jobs:
doctor, nurse
Outdoor Jobs:
farmer, gardener, firefighter
Office / Technical Jobs:
engineer, secretary, journalist, mechanic, pilot
doctor, nurse
Outdoor Jobs:
farmer, gardener, firefighter
Office / Technical Jobs:
engineer, secretary, journalist, mechanic, pilot

