الملخص

The present research aims at investigating vocabulary for the fifth primary pupils in English. The population of the study consists of fifth grade female pupils at primary stage in the city of Mosul during the academic year 2005-2006. The sample of the study has been chosen randomly from among female primary school in the city of Mosul. It consists of (83) subjects. The researchers have chosen the post-test equivalent group an experimental design. Therefore, the first group represents the experimental group (42 pupils) which has been taught by using pictures while the second group represents the control group which has been taught by the traditional method. After achieving co–equivalence between them, the researchers prepare an achievement test which is a multiple–choice item that consisted of (21) items. After applying the experiment, the tool was applied on both groups. After using T–test, the results showed the superiority of experimental group over the control group in vocabulary achievement in English.