Body Parts Vocabulary Worksheets – Elbow, Ankle, Forehead

All 36 words

Shoulder to ankle 12

ankle The joint just above the foot. "His jeans stop just above the ankle."
calf The thick part of the leg behind the shin. "Her boots reach halfway up her calf." The plural is calves.
chest The upper front of the body, over the heart and lungs. "He held the book against his chest."
elbow The joint between upper arm and lower arm. "He rested his elbow on the desk."
forearm The arm from the elbow down to the wrist. "She carried the towel over her forearm."
hip The joint at the top of the leg. "She stood with her hands on her hips."
knee The joint between upper leg and lower leg. "The grass is as high as my knees."
shin The bony front of the lower leg. "The ball hit him on the shin."
shoulder The place where an arm joins the body, beside the neck. "The bag hangs from her left shoulder."
thigh The upper part of the leg, above the knee. "He balanced the book on his thigh."
waist The narrower part of the body, just above the hips. "She tied a sweater around her waist."
wrist The joint just above the hand. "He wears a watch on his left wrist."

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The face 12

cheek The side of the face, between the mouth and the ear. "Grandma kissed me on the cheek."
chin The bottom end of the face, under the lips. "She rested her chin on her hand."
earlobe The soft bottom part of the ear. "An earring hangs from each earlobe."
eyebrow The line of hair that grows above each eye. "She raised one eyebrow in surprise."
eyelash A short hair that grows from the edge of an eyelid. "An eyelash fell onto her cheek."
eyelid The thin skin that shuts over the eye. "His eyelids closed and he fell asleep."
forehead The top of the face, between the eyebrows and the hair. "Her hat sits low on her forehead."
jaw The lower part of the face, which moves when you chew. "She rubbed her jaw and yawned."
lip The upper or lower edge of the mouth. "She put a finger to her lips to ask for quiet."
nostril One of the two holes in the nose that air passes through. "The horse blew air out of its nostrils."
tongue The part you move in your mouth to taste and speak. "The dog licked my hand with its tongue."
tooth A hard white part of the mouth that bites and chews food. "The baby has one tooth." The plural is teeth.

Hands and feet 12

big toe The largest of the five toes on a foot. "My big toe poked through a hole in my sock."
fingernail The hard covering at the tip of a finger. "She painted each fingernail a different color."
fingertip The very end of a finger. "He touched the ice with his fingertips."
fist A hand closed tight, with the fingers curled in. "She held the coins in her fist."
heel The rear end of the foot, opposite the toes. "She stood on her toes and lifted her heels."
index finger The finger that is right beside the thumb. "She pointed at the map with her index finger."
knuckle One of the joints where a finger bends. "He knocked on the door with his knuckles."
little finger The smallest finger, on the outer edge of the hand. "He wears a ring on his little finger."
palm The inside of the hand, between wrist and fingers. "The coin lay in the palm of her hand."
sole The underside of the foot, the part you stand on. "The sand was hot under the soles of my feet."
thumb The thickest finger, which can touch each of the others. "He held up his thumb to say good job."
toenail The hard covering at the tip of a toe. "He trims his toenails after a bath."

How this list was compiled: Word list chosen for this site on 2026-10-09. Each meaning is written in our own words and was checked that day against the entry for the word in Wiktionary, the free dictionary (https://en.wiktionary.org/), whose text is under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license, and a second time against the entry in the Cambridge Dictionary (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/). Earlobe was read in the Wiktionary entry ear lobe, of which earlobe is listed as another form. The plurals teeth and calves were read in both dictionaries. The sentence after each meaning is our own example of the word in use. Licence: own work

How it works

These body parts vocabulary worksheets print twelve words down the left and their meanings, mixed up, down the right, for students learning English. The first sheet runs from shoulder to ankle. Two more cover the face, and hands and feet.

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Shoulder to ankle first

Set opens on Shoulder to ankle: shoulder, elbow, forearm, wrist, chest, waist, hip, thigh, knee, shin, calf and ankle. In the list under the tool each word has a sentence that uses it, such as "He rested his elbow on the desk."

The face, then hands and feet

The face prints forehead, eyebrow, eyelid, eyelash, nostril, earlobe, cheek, lip, tooth, tongue, jaw and chin. Hands and feet has palm, thumb, index finger, little finger, knuckle, fingernail, fingertip and fist, then heel, sole, big toe and toenail.

The first words (head, eye, ear, nose, mouth, arm, hand, leg, foot) are in The body set of the ESL vocabulary worksheets.

Questions and answers

What is the difference between the shin and the calf?

Both are parts of the lower leg. The shin is the bony front, and the calf is the thick part behind it.

What are the joints of the arm and leg called?

The shoulder, elbow and wrist on the arm, and the hip, knee and ankle on the leg. The elbow sits between the upper and lower arm, and the knee between the upper and lower leg. Knuckles are the joints of the fingers.

What is the plural of tooth?

Teeth: one tooth, two teeth. Calf also changes, to calves. The other words on the sheets add s, and eyelash adds es. Foot, a word in several of the meanings, becomes feet.

Is the thumb a finger?

In everyday English a hand has four fingers and a thumb, and dictionaries also describe the thumb as a short, thick finger. The sheet calls it the thickest finger.