Work and Jobs - TOP002 - Match the jobs with their definitions

Oct 1, 2026

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Vocabulary matching worksheet focused on common occupations and their English definitions. Learners match job titles such as publisher, athlete, designer, nurse, guard, customs officer, architect, politician, guide, shop assistant, chemist, detective, engineer, judge, sailor, novelist, mechanic, and secretary with corresponding explanations like planning furniture, protecting people, handling hospital care, designing buildings, arranging travel, or checking travelers’ bags. Suitable for practice and assessment of reading comprehension and word-meaning connections.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages2

Reading Time5 min

AccessFree to download

Work and Jobs

Instructions

Job list (A–T)

Definition list

Answer matching

| B1 | Work and Jobs | TOP002 | | --- | --- | --- | Match the jobs with their definitions. | A | publisher | | --- | --- | | B | athlete | | C | designer | | D | instructor | | E | travel agent | | F | nurse | | G | guard | | H | customs officer | | I | architect | | J | politician | | K | guide | | L | shop assistant | | M | chemist | | N | detective | | O | engineer | | P | judge | | Q | sailor | | R | novelist | | S | mechanic | | T | secretary | | | someone whose job it is to plan clothes, furniture etc.. | | --- | --- | | | person whose job it is to discover information about someone or something | | | person who protects a person or a thing | | | someone who looks after people in a hospital | | | person who designs or builds roads, bridges etc.. | | | someone who repairs cars, motorcycles etc.. | | | person or company that arranges the production and sales of newspapers | | | someone who is an elected member of parliament or works in government or a political party | | | person who prepares drugs and medicine in a shop | | | someone who competes in sports competitions | | | someone who works on a ship | | | person who writes books with imaginary characters | | | someone who books hotels and flights for other people | | | someone who helps customers in a shop | | | someone whose job it is to design buildings | | | person who works in an office typing letters, sending emails and answering phone calls | | | person who is in control of a courtroom and decideshow criminals should be punished | | | someone who teaches a sport or a practical skill | | | someone who shows tourists around a place | | | person who checks your bags when you travel to another country | KEY Match the jobs with their definitions. | A | publisher | | --- | --- | | B | athlete | | C | designer | | D | instructor | | E | travel agent | | F | nurse | | G | guard | | H | customs officer | | I | architect | | J | politician | | K | guide | | L | shop assistant | | M | chemist | | N | detective | | O | engineer | | P | judge | | Q | sailor | | R | novelist | | S | mechanic | | T | secretary | | C | someone whose job it is to plan clothes, furniture etc.. | | --- | --- | | N | person whose job it is to discover information about someone or something | | G | person who protects a person or a thing | | F | someone who looks after people in a hospital | | O | person who designs or builds roads, bridges etc.. | | S | someone who repairs cars, motorcycles etc.. | | A | person or company that arranges the production and sales of newspapers | | J | someone who is an elected member of parliament or works in government or a political party | | M | person who prepares drugs and medicine in a shop | | B | someone who competes in sports competitions | | Q | someone who works on a ship | | R | person who writes books with imaginary characters | | E | someone who books hotels and flights for other people | | L | someone who helps customers in a shop | | I | someone whose job it is to design buildings | | T | person who works in an office typing letters, sending emails and answering phone calls | | P | person who is in control of a courtroom and decideshow criminals should be punished | | D | someone who teaches a sport or a practical skill | | K | someone who shows tourists around a place | | H | person who checks your bags when you travel to another country |

FAQs

What is the main task of this worksheet?

Match each job title with its correct definition.

Which occupations are included in the job list?

Publisher, athlete, designer, instructor, travel agent, nurse, guard, customs officer, architect, politician, guide, shop assistant, chemist, detective, engineer, judge, sailor, novelist, mechanic, and secretary.

Where can learners find the correct descriptions?

The definitions are listed separately under the job/definition matching section, and learners choose the corresponding letter for each job.

Oct 1, 2026

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