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The Environment – Worksheet 1

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This printable B1 worksheet helps learners talk about the environment with confidence. It practises key words such as pollution, drought and fossil fuels, common collocations like reduce your carbon footprint, and word forms like environmentally friendly. It is ideal for teenage and adult learners in class or at home.

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Exercise 1: Match the words with their meanings

Read each definition and choose the correct word from the box. There are two extra words.

Word box pollutionrecycledroughtdeforestationendangeredlitterrenewablefossil fuelsfloodwaste

  1. Damage to air, water or land caused by harmful substances.

  2. To process used things like paper or glass so they can be used again.

  3. A long period with little or no rain.

  4. The cutting down of large areas of trees.

  5. (of an animal or plant) at risk of disappearing completely.

  6. Rubbish that people leave on the ground in public places.

  7. (of energy) coming from sources that do not run out, like the sun or wind.

  8. Coal, oil and gas, which are burned to produce energy.

Exercise 2: Complete the collocations

Complete each sentence with a word or phrase from the box. There are two extra words.

Example: We should ___ less plastic. → use

Word box reducecauseturn offpick upprotectsavecut downtacklethrowgrow

  1. We should all try to our carbon footprint by flying less.

  2. Factories that dump chemicals in rivers serious pollution.

  3. Please the lights when you leave the room.

  4. Volunteers met on the beach to litter.

  5. National parks help to wildlife and their habitats.

  6. Taking shorter showers is an easy way to water.

  7. Many forests are being to make space for farms.

  8. Scientists say we must stop burning fossil fuels to climate change.

Exercise 3: Word formation

Use the word in capitals to form a word that fits the gap.

Example: The ___ of the planet is everyone's job. (PROTECT) → protection

  1. Air is a big problem in many cities. (POLLUTE)

  2. These bags are made from paper. (RECYCLE)

  3. We need to find more friendly ways to travel. (ENVIRONMENT)

  4. Plastic is very to sea animals. (HARM)

  5. Solar and wind power are sources of energy. (RENEW)

  6. The of the rainforest is happening very fast. (DESTROY)

  7. Many people are worried about the of tigers. (SURVIVE)

  8. Glass bottles can be used again, so they are . (USE)

  9. The river is now so dirty that the water is to drink. (SAFE)

Exercise 4: Find and correct the mistake

Each sentence has one mistake. Write the correct sentence.

Example: We must protect the environmental. → We must protect the environment.

  1. Turn out the tap while you brush your teeth.

  2. The big flood last winter made damage to hundreds of homes.

  3. Pandas are an endangering species.

  4. We can keep energy by using LED light bulbs.

  5. Throwing litter on the street is bad for the environmental.

  6. Many people are trying to reduce their carbon foot.

  7. Electric cars are more environment friendly than petrol cars.

  8. The lack of rain has caused a terrible flood in the south.

Exercise 5: Put the words in order

Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

Example: energy / save / we / must → We must save energy.

  1. we / recycle / should / more / paper

  2. climate change / is / serious / a / problem / global

  3. the / are / disappearing / rainforests / quickly

  4. bags / bring / please / own / your / shopping

  5. is / energy / cheaper / becoming / solar

  6. animals / plastic / sea / kills / many / every year

  7. lights / forgot / to / off / turn / the / I

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B1 English worksheet on the environment: practise vocabulary, collocations and word forms such as pollution, recycle, renewable and endangered.

Topics covered

Environment vocabularyCollocationsWord formationError correctionSentence building

Notes for teachers

Start with the matching exercise to check meaning, then move on to collocations and word forms. Learners often confuse environment and environmental, endangering and endangered, and use the wrong verb with damage or energy (make damage, keep energy). As a follow-up, ask pairs to write five tips for a greener school using at least six words from the worksheet.

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