Vocabulary Worksheet: Tools.

tools in Spanish

Tools and DIY Vocabulary

Are you teaching Spanish to builders, electricians, carpenters or other tradesmen?  Do you need to communicate with Spanish-speaking workers on a building site or home renovation project. Hopefully, this free PDF will give you a helping hand. 

This worksheet is part of our series of free, downloadable resources for Spanish teachers and Spanish learners.  You’ll find the full series here: Free Spanish Classroom Materials.

About this Spanish Vocabulary Worksheet

This PDF gives a simple introduction to the Spanish you’ll need to talk about basic building or DIY jobs. We give the names of 7 typical manual talls and look at the verbs typically associated with them. In the examples section we show how to use the verbs and nouns together to form typical phrases related to home improvement projects.  

Our Tools vocabulary worksheet teaches the names of well-known manual tools and related words and phrases.

1. Nouns

Tools include:

Martillo, Sargento, Alicates, Destornillador, Sierra

2. Verbs related to DIY, building, carpentry

The verbs in this worksheet include:

Destornillar, Taladrar, Serrar, Marcar, Atornillar, Afianzar, Sujetar…

3. Example phrases

Typical Spanish phrases which you’ll need in and around a DIY project.