by Dr. Monroe Mann, PhD, Esq, MBA, LLM, ME, EMT
Founder & Executive Director, Break Diving, Inc. & the Fluency Project
Below are the most common Clothing Terms that most native speakers in any language should know. Fill in all the blanks with the translation. Use a dictionary. Then move onto the next list! Every few months, come back, print it out again, and see how many you can remember. When you can fill this out without looking at a dictionary, nice job!
BUYING/SELLING_________________
Clothing ___________________
- shirt _______________________
- t-shirt _______________________
- dress shirt _______________________
- tank top _______________________
- under shirt _______________________
- skirt _______________________
- dress _______________________
- overalls _______________________
- jeans _______________________
- tight jeans _______________________
- skinny jeans _______________________
- corduroy jeans _______________________
- bell bottom jeans _______________________
- sweat pants _______________________
- sweater (jumper – UK) _______________________
- cardigan _______________________
- v-neck sweater_______________________
- scarf _______________________
- hat _______________________
- ear muffs _______________________
- gloves _______________________
- mittens _______________________
- fingerless gloves _______________________
- work gloves _______________________
- underwear _______________________
- bra _______________________
- lingerie _______________________
- women’s underwear _______________________
- socks _______________________
- shoes _______________________
- dress shoes _______________________
- flip flops _______________________
- sandals _______________________
- clogs _______________________
- boots _______________________
- loafers _______________________
- leather shoes _______________________
- sneakers _______________________
- pantyhose _______________________
- suspenders _______________________
- belt _______________________
- tie _______________________
- bow tie ____________________
- bolo tie _____________________
- cowboy boots _____________________
- jacket _____________________
- winter coat _____________________
- rain coat _____________________
- trench coat _____________________
- long-sleeved shirt ____________________
- short-sleeved shirt ____________________
- polo shirt ______________________
- button-down shirt _____________________
- zip-up coat ________________________
- zipper __________________________
- button __________________________
- belt loop __________________________
- pocket _________________________
- glasses ________________________
- bandana ________________________
- watch ________________________
- bracelet _________________________
- jewelry _________________________
- earrings _________________________
- lipstick __________________________
- makeup _________________________
- discount _________________________
- price ___________________________
- a purchase _______________________
- a sale __________________________
- a price tag _________________________
- a security strip ________________________
- folded ___________________________
Related Verbs
- to do the laundry _______________________
- to fold _______________________
- to wash ______________________
- to dry ______________________
- to iron ______________________
- to wrinkle ______________________
- to stitch/mend ______________________
- to try on __________________________
- to shrink in the wash ________________________
- to stretch ___________________________
- to purchase ____________________________
- to return an item of clothing __________________________________
- to outgrow ______________________________
Related Expressions
- wrinkled shirt __________________________________________
- dirty pants __________________________________________
- smelly underwear __________________________________________
- armpit stains _____________________________________
- to go out of style ____________________________________
- to stay in style _____________________________________
- to come back in style ____________________________________
Common Sentences
- The woman went into the dressing room to try on some clothing. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
- That guy needs to get a new t-shirt. It’s filled with armpit stains. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
- Could I try these pants on in a bigger size? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
- Do you have these shoes in a smaller size, and in black? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
- What is your return policy? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
- The ten words above that I need to study the most are: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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