OICC Press Journal of New Trends in English Language Learning (JNTELL) 2821-2290 1 3 2022 08 01 The Effect of Reading-based Activities on Vocabulary Learning: Pre-Intermediate EFL Learners in Focus 51 59 10.30495/ EN Akram Shekarian Behzadi Department of English Language, Kerman Branch, Payame Noor University, Kerman, Iran Azar Bagheri Masoudzade Department of English Language, Kerman Branch, Payame Noor University, Kerman, Iran Journal Article 2022 08 01 The present research examined the effect of reading-based activities on Iranian EFL learners’ vocabulary learning. To do this,57 students of a language institute in Kerman were selected based on available sampling. After homogenizing them, 50 pre-intermediate students were put into two groups (25 students in each group). The study is a quasi-experimental one and the students took the pretest and posttest of vocabulary knowledge. These tests contained two parts: The first part pertained to thecomprehension of vocabulary multiple-choice items; the second part was associated with production of vocabulary consisting offill-in-the-blank items. Both tests were extracted from their textbook (American English File). The students of the experimentalgroup were provided with related reading activities. The reading activities required the students pre-read passages at home thatrelate to the reading comprehension activities during classroom on the following day, and the reading engages the students topre-read passages before the reading activity. However, the students of the control group received the traditional instruction onvocabulary and they were not given any related reading activities. At the end of term, the post test was administered and thecollected data was descriptively and inferentially analyzed. The results revealed that reading-based activities had a significanteffect on pre-intermediate EFL learners’ vocabulary learning. The finding indicates the value of reading-based activities leadsthe researchers to focus on increasing learners’ vocabulary in EFL classrooms through designing a variety of tasks.