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Music can be a great way to connect with your students. Even students who aren’t fluent in English often know the words of popular songs phonetically, which makes these songs ideal resources for teaching your students certain forms of grammar, as well as vocabulary. Many students are happy to work with the unusual phrasing of song lyrics, because they’re learning new meanings for a piece of music that already has meaning in their lives.

You might never have noticed it before, but many songs’ lyrics involve just one single tense - which means that as soon as you find a song that contains the tense you want to teach, you’ve got the makings of an exercise that your students will love. They’ll get to brag to their non-English-speaking friends that they know exactly what the song’s lyrics say, so they’ll be extra-motivated to stick with you throughout the activity to make sure they learn those meanings correctly. But where should you start your search for the right song? Right here on BusyTeacher.org, of course! Our 1,788 song worksheets provide you with a wealth of resources for teaching tenses, sentence structure, vocabulary, and all kinds of other aspects of English - all with songs that your students already know and love. We’ve even taken the time to organize our library of song worksheets by verb tense, or by the type of activity that each worksheet helps you organize.

While some of our 1,788 worksheets simply focus on a certain feature of grammar that’s used a lot in a given song, others encourage more advanced students to really listen for the song’s meaning, and speak or write about their own interpretations of its lyrics. Some of our worksheets focus on idioms used in certain songs, or on the phonetics and pronunciation different singers use. Whether you want to teach the past simple tense with “Call Me Maybe” or practice vocabulary with Coldplay, BusyTeacher.org’s library has a worksheet for you.

Not only are these worksheets built around internationally popular songs that’ll be familiar to your students - they’re also designed by real ESL teachers around the world, who’ve had success using them in their classrooms. This means that whenever you download a worksheet from BusyTeacher.org, you can be sure that it’s already been tested and proven useful by a teacher just like you.

In fact, our whole community depends on worksheet contributions from teachers like you - so if you’ve got a worksheet that you think others would like, click the “Submit a worksheet” button at the bottom of this page, and send it our way. It might show up in an ESL classroom halfway around the world!

All of our 1,788 song worksheets are completely free to download, print, use, and share - so grab any that look like they might be handy. Our helpful “quick view” feature lets you get a glimpse of each worksheet as a small thumbnail, so you can save time by only clicking those that look like what you need. So take a look at the worksheets on this page, print off any that catch your eye, and see how they play in your classroom. Each one ought to be a hit!

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Song Worksheet: As Long As You Love Me by Backstreet Boys (WITH VIDEO)

Song Worksheet: As Long As You Love Me by Backstreet Boys (WITH VIDEO)

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This is a wonderful song that takes love, caring and hope into account. The activity is based on pronunciation and use of English. It can be used to practice diphthongs and features of connected s ...
8 Views 16,233 Pre-IntInt
Song Worksheet : La Isla Bonita by Madonna (WITH VIDEO) Alternative

Song Worksheet : La Isla Bonita by Madonna (WITH VIDEO) Alternative

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This is a song worksheet that can be used to practice Past Simple Tense in context. Students should relate some pictures to sentences previously written so as to visualize the situation before rea ...
10 Views 9,321 ElemPre-Int
Song Worksheet: Marching On by One Republic (WITH VIDEO)

Song Worksheet: Marching On by One Republic (WITH VIDEO)

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I think this worksheet is quite a nice and interesting activity for our sudents. Students like listening to songs during the lesson and doing tasks based on them. There are four tasks for students ...
4 Views 4,751 ElemPre-Int
Song Worksheet: You Gotta Be by Des' ree (WITH VIDEO)

Song Worksheet: You Gotta Be by Des' ree (WITH VIDEO)

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Enjoy working on this worksheet song. Listening activities. Practice the use of some expressions, pronunciation and adjectives. You can also use it just to encourage your students to practice list ...
10 Views 16,760 Pre-IntInt
Song Worksheet: Over the Rainbow by Connie Talbot (WITH VIDEO) v3

Song Worksheet: Over the Rainbow by Connie Talbot (WITH VIDEO) v3

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The worksheet present the song Over the rainbow first sung by Judy GARLAND in a famous movie of the WIZARDS OF OZ. Then this song was sung many times, including Connie Talbot, a small star that is ...
4 Views 8,475 BegElemPre-IntInt
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Song Worksheet: The Logical Song by Supertramp (WITH VIDEO)

Song Worksheet: The Logical Song by Supertramp (WITH VIDEO)

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We plan as far ahead as we can as teachers. That's the logical thing to do. But sometimes we have to go off on a tangent when things just don't materialize as intended. This song may remind us of ...
6 Views 12,527 Adv
Song Worksheet: Three Little Birds by Bob Marley (WITH VIDEO)

Song Worksheet: Three Little Birds by Bob Marley (WITH VIDEO)

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Here is a short biography of Bob Marley with the text of one of his best songs. You can have students first read a short article about the artist and then listen to this song downloaded from a CD ...
5 Views 14,133 Pre-Int
Song Worksheet: Foolin' by Alexander Rybak (WITH VIDEO)

Song Worksheet: Foolin' by Alexander Rybak (WITH VIDEO)

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It's a worksheet with lyrics to the jazzy song of Alexander Rybak "Foolin'. Some of the words in the worksheet are given homonyms through slash and the students have to guess which word was used i ...
6 Views 5,095 All
Song Worksheet: Tonight by Reamonn (WITH VIDEO)

Song Worksheet: Tonight by Reamonn (WITH VIDEO)

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At first I prepared this worksheet for teaching past form of the verbs, regular or irregular. later on, I realized the vocabulary potential of the song, so I make use of the vocabulary as much as ...
10 Views 6,760 BegElem
Song Worksheet: With Or Without You by U2 (WITH VIDEO)

Song Worksheet: With Or Without You by U2 (WITH VIDEO)

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My adult students wanted to learn this song so I prepared this worksheet. It is just meant to listen for pleasure so the activities are quite simple: fill in the gaps and then complete a crosswor ...
14 Views 16,279 ElemPre-Int
Song Worksheet: Luka by Suzanne Vega (WITH VIDEO)

Song Worksheet: Luka by Suzanne Vega (WITH VIDEO)

Song cloze: Luka Discussion on child abuse. Child abuse is one of the most dramatic things that happens in our lives, abusing children has become normal in some countries. Kids are defenseless and ...
9 Views 11,956 Pre-IntInt
Song Worksheet: Summer Holidays by Cliff Richard (WITH VIDEO)

Song Worksheet: Summer Holidays by Cliff Richard (WITH VIDEO)

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This is similar to a song gap-fill but with a twist. It can get quite competitive and it`s a good activity to get Ss energized. - Divide Ss into groups of 4 and give each group the word cut ...
9 Views 23,550 All
Song Worksheet: Paper Planes by Mia (Slumdog Millionnaire)

Song Worksheet: Paper Planes by Mia (Slumdog Millionnaire)

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This is a worksheet intended for upper intermediate students. Students are asked to cope with pre- while- and post listening activities. The song of Mia (from Slumdog Millionnaire) is quite contro ...
9 Views 17,090 IntAdv
Song Worksheet: Believe by Cher (WITH VIDEO)

Song Worksheet: Believe by Cher (WITH VIDEO)

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Song lyrics, you can use both halves of the sheet, cut the sheet in two and give one to each student. You have to download the song. It is a very interesting activity especially for secondary stud ...
9 Views 7,532 Pre-IntInt
Song Worksheet: Another Day in Paradise by Phil Collins (WITH VIDEO)

Song Worksheet: Another Day in Paradise by Phil Collins (WITH VIDEO)

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This is a useful worksheet to work with simple present as well as some adjectives. it is a very simple and useful song that can be used to discuss topics such as poverty and lack of solidarity in ...
22 Views 29,135 Pre-Int
Song Worksheet: Because You Loved Me by Celine Dion (WITH VIDEO)

Song Worksheet: Because You Loved Me by Celine Dion (WITH VIDEO)

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This is useful to practice listening, writing and pronunciation of verbs in the past. Besides, it is a beautiful song that can be used with different levels. You can always combine it with some ba ...
22 Views 25,894 All
Song Worksheet: The Sunshine Song by Jason Mraz (WITH VIDEO)

Song Worksheet: The Sunshine Song by Jason Mraz (WITH VIDEO)

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This is a song worksheet for Jason Mraz's song called The Sunshine Song. I like to use this worksheet to practice the possessive pronouns and the possesive adjectives, some listening, and it also ...
12 Views 15,980 Elem
Song Worksheet: Wake Up Everybody by Teddy Pendergrass (WITH VIDEO)

Song Worksheet: Wake Up Everybody by Teddy Pendergrass (WITH VIDEO)

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It's the worksheet for the activity about the song "Wake up everybody" by Teddy Pendergrass with warm-up and follow-up questions and exercises on the vocabulary. It is used along with "Wake up eve ...
5 Views 7,840 Pre-IntIntAdv
Song Worksheet: La Isla Bonita by Madonna (WITH VIDEO)

Song Worksheet: La Isla Bonita by Madonna (WITH VIDEO)

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A classical very-well known song ideal to revise vocabulary to describe places. Students listen, fill in the gaps and put the lines in order. Then they answer some questions about the overall mean ...
11 Views 15,783 ElemPre-Int
The Rainforest Song Worksheet

The Rainforest Song Worksheet

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It's a song I've used to practice listening skills and rw specific vocabulary, I downloaded the song from youtube and made some activities on it. you can start your lesson with a warm up with pict ...
11 Views 12,531 Elem
Song Worksheet: Fix You by ColdPlay (WITH VIDEO) alternative 2

Song Worksheet: Fix You by ColdPlay (WITH VIDEO) alternative 2

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It´s a song that can be used with Pre- or Intermediate students. Listen to the song. Fill in the gaps with the missing verbs from the lyrics. Working with verbs by writing sentences. Find ...
7 Views 9,467 Pre-Int
Song Worksheet: Leaving on a Jet Plane by Chantal Kreviazuk (WITH VIDEO)

Song Worksheet: Leaving on a Jet Plane by Chantal Kreviazuk (WITH VIDEO)

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Hello, I chose to use 'Leaving on a Jet Plane' to practice past simple and past continuous (the target language of the lesson) despite the fact the song contains present simple and present contin ...
6 Views 15,469 ElemPre-IntInt
Song Worksheet: I Promise I Will by Stacie Orrico (WITH VIDEO)

Song Worksheet: I Promise I Will by Stacie Orrico (WITH VIDEO)

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The worksheet presents the song of Stacie Orrico - I promise I will, with completing, joining, ordering and question activities. It's not a very popular song but it was nice to introduce the topic ...
11 Views 9,952 ElemPre-Int
Song Worksheet: If I Were a Boy... by Beyonce (WITH VIDEO)

Song Worksheet: If I Were a Boy... by Beyonce (WITH VIDEO)

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STAGE one – Song 1. Ask Ss if they’ve seen the video for “If I Were a Boy” (They probably have.) If they have mostly, ask them these questions. And if they mostly haven& ...
16 Views 35,776 IntAdv
Song Worksheet: Imagine by John Lennon (WITH VIDEO)

Song Worksheet: Imagine by John Lennon (WITH VIDEO)

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Students have to listen and find their way to follow the song as they listen to it. It is a good listening practice since they already know this song but they are not familiar with the lyrics. I h ...
10 Views 18,606 Elem

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