Signs and Notices
Learn and practise signs and notices vocabulary with puzzles, quizzes and exercises.
Signs and Notices Exercises
Signs and Notices Exercises focuses on the basic vocabulary and structures needed for social interaction and everyday experiences. There are puzzles and quizzes to reinforce your learning so you feel confident using different texts about signs and notices.
- ⏱️ About 15–20 minutes.
- 💡 Strengthening new vocabulary about signs and notices.
- 📶 Developing stages of learning English.
Find as many signs and notices words as you can hiding in the grid. Words can run across, down, or diagonally — and some may be backwards!
- 👀 Scan one row or column at a time so you don’t miss any words.
- ⏱️ Try to find at least 10 words before you check the Key Vocabulary tab for help.
- ✏️ Not sure what a word means once you find it? Look it up in Key Vocabulary.
New to these words? Check the Key Vocabulary tab first.
Use the clues to complete the crossword with signs and notices vocabulary. Click on a numbered box to reveal its clue, then type your answer into the grid.
- 🔢 Across clues run left to right; down clues run top to bottom.
- 💡 Stuck on a clue? The Key Vocabulary tab has definitions for the trickiest words.
- ✅ Check your spelling carefully — one wrong letter can affect a crossing word too.
New to these words? Check the Key Vocabulary tab first.
Key Signs
- Fire exit — a door used only to leave a building quickly in an emergency
- No entry — you are not allowed to go in
- Keep off the grass — do not walk on the grass
- In case of fire break glass — instructions for a fire alarm — break the glass to set it off
- Private — for one person or a specific group only, not for everyone
Useful Language
Signs that give a command (imperative): Keep the door shut · Please close the door · Wash your hands.
Signs that forbid something (“No + noun”): No entry · No ball games
Vocabulary Tip
Many signs use short, direct language rather than full sentences. Two common patterns are the imperative (a command with no subject, like Keep off the grass) and “No + noun” to forbid something (No entry). Once you recognise these patterns, you can often understand a new sign even if you don’t know every word in it.
Can You…?
- ✅ Explain what Fire exit means?
- ✅ Say what you should do if you see No ball games?
- ✅ Give another example of a “No + noun” sign?
- ✅ Explain the imperative form used in Keep off the grass?
🗣️ Speaking practice
Talk about signs and notices.
- 🚩 Describe a sign you have seen recently. What did it say?
- 🏢 Why are signs important in public places like schools and stations?
- ❓ What sign would you put up in your bedroom? Why?
✍️ Writing practice
Write three short signs (5–10 words each) for your classroom or home.
- 📝 Try using both the imperative and “No + noun” patterns.
- 🎯 Keep each sign short and clear, like a real notice.
🔎 Vocabulary challenge
These signs are not explained on this page — look them up, then explain what each one means in your own words.
- 🏷️ For sale
- ⚠️ Danger
- 🚧 Road closed
- 🅿️ Visitors’ car park
Extra Signs and Notices Exercises
Practise what you have learned with these exercises.
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Cambridge English Examinations
Cambridge English exams are designed for learners at all levels, from the elementary level Cambridge English: Key (KET) to the very advanced level Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE). These exams give candidates proof of their ability to use English in a wide variety of contexts, relevant to work, study and leisure activities.