Learning vocabulary is essential for learning any language, but it can be difficult to memorize without resources. Busyteacher.org offers 14,321 printable vocabulary worksheets in several different categories, all of which are great for you to use with your students.
Vocabulary is a key component in helping students with word building. More often than not, students become stuck when speaking about their interests or jobs because they don’t know enough vocabulary to express themselves. Using these worksheets as a resource will help them build sentences as they learn to use the English language with ease. When used as homework assignments, these worksheets will make sure that students continue to use the words learned in the classroom at home, and get the extra practice they need to progress in their learning.
These worksheets can be used in the classroom in many different ways. Role play is one effective way to teach vocabulary: you can place students in a specific scenario and have them use the vocabulary on these worksheets to act out a relevant situation. Another effective way to teach vocabulary is by introducing the vocabulary words in a game setting, such as a matching game, a bingo game, or a team-based game.
The worksheets below come in many different styles. Some include cartoon characters to identify colors, some are simple fill-in worksheets, some are song worksheets, some are quizzes, some are in list form, and you'll also find many other types . This variety gives you a lot of options for creating a dynamic and fun lesson, and your students will appreciate the variety, too.
The worksheets are also grouped into “recommended,” “most popular,” and “recently added” categories – and they're also level-specific, ranging from beginner to advanced. This makes it easy for you to determine whether or not a given worksheet can be used in your lesson. If you're not sure about what a certain worksheet contains, just click on the thumbnail to preview the entire worksheet before downloading it.
You don't have to register or subscribe to download any worksheet. They're all free to download, and free to use in your lessons. Plus, every single one of these worksheets is created and submitted by fellow ESL teachers, which means they're tested and proven in real ESL classroom environments. In fact, if you have a vocabulary worksheet that you've found to be especially effective in your lessons, you can submit it to BusyTeacher.org. At the bottom of this page, click on “Submit a worksheet” to upload your worksheet for other ESL teacher around the globe to use!
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This is a reading comprehension worksheet for teaching or revising food related vocabulary. Recommended for pre-intermediate students who are asked to read the text, say if the statements are tru ...
This is a variation of a fun quartets game that you can use for revising character and/or appearance adjectives. There are two parts in this activity - in the first part students create their ...
This worksheet is based on an Anglophenia video. Students have to watch and match types of British dishes to their descriptions and answer a couple of extra content and vocabulary questions.& ...
It is an activity to evaluate past simple tense. There is a reading comprehension about an American legend very popular as Johnny Appleseed. Another activity is incomplete sentences and finally gr ...
This s video to work with children, maybe nine or ten year-olds. There is a pre watching activity, then after watching they order the sequence.There is also a true / false activity, and choose the ...
This PowerPoint deals with vocabulary connected with weather, such as sunny, hot, rainy, cloudy, snowy, stormy, foggy, icy, wet, and dry. Colorful pictures attract the learners' attention. It is a ...
Presentation for B level students (or up to C) to talk about abiding laws. Includes vocabulary about traffic and violations that work with the article (a real article!). It is a funny story about ...
Presentation that includes pre-teach vocab, article and speaking activity. Meant for students of B-C level. Article focuses on the statue of David in Florence and its decay. Students can talk abou ...
This is a test given to visually impaired pupils in a preparatory school. The passage is about a voluntary kid who helped a blind child see the world. The writing is about founding a club to help ...
The PowerPoint introduces some ways to protect our bodies, like walking quickly, practicing yoga, wearing equipment, and using sunscreen. It also includes some facts to prove that these activities ...
Worksheet about ñomputer icons. In this activity you can find and learn the most importat icons from a Windows platform, which is great for people who are new with the office terms. Then you have ...
Having strong reading comprehension skills will also help in other subjects. Students read the text about Poldo the polar bear and answer the multiple choice questions. There are six multiple choi ...
Having strong reading comprehension skills will also help in other subjects. Students read the text about George the grasshopper and answer the multiple choice questions. There are six multiple ch ...
Having strong reading comprehension skills will also help in other subjects. Students read the text about Tigra the tiger and answer the multiple choice questions. When does Tigra like to hunt? Th ...
Having strong reading comprehension skills will also help in other subjects. Students read the text and answer the multiple choice questions. There are six multiple choice questions to answer. Thi ...
Having strong reading comprehension skills will also help in other subjects. Students read the text about Henry the hedgehog and answer the multiple choice questions. There are six multiple choice ...
Just a test I made for my class of 3rd graders. This reviews some grammar, spelling and science information from the Grade 2 Spectrum series of textbooks. Included is a fill-in-the blanks activity ...
The worksheet worked well in my beginners EAL class. I showed the video of Mr. Beans making sandwich and asked my students to place the things in order like sequencing. The visuals also helps ...
A simple crossword to help students memorize some basic irregular verbs (the past simple tense). It can be used as a warm-up activity as well as a closing activity. Also, this short activity is pe ...
This ppt file contains a nice warmer which can be used before discussing the topic of disabilities. Due to the nature of the task, this warmer suits the discussion of people who are colour-blind o ...
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This PowerPoint introduces four festivals of light; Loi Krathong, Saint Lucia, Diwali, and the Lantern Festival. In the first slides, there are some questions to encourage the language learners to ...
It's a one-page file with two tasks: 1) match the parts of the sentences to make superstitions and 2) tell about superstitions in your country. You will also find keys to the first exercise. The s ...
This is a worksheet to practice the family vocabulary and describing physical appearance. Students have to read a description and match it with the picture. Then students practice the family vocab ...
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