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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I created this 5-page worksheet to practise and revise simple vocabulary connected with nature. It contains 12 flash cards (tree, moon, flower, lake, forest, river, star, jungle, mountain, sk ...
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Having strong reading comprehension skills will also help in other subjects. Students read the text about Molly the meerkat and answer the multiple choice questions. There are seven multiple choic ...
Having strong reading comprehension skills will also help in other subjects. Students read the text about Marcus the monkey and answer the multiple choice questions. There are six multiple choice ...
This is a resource for young learners where they must use a word from the word bank to complete the sentences about the eye. There are six words for students to choose from including: eyes, dust, ...
In this page, there are 2 copies of the same worksheet. I will use the worksheet as a part of a lesson on clothing and ways to buy clothes. My students will be able to see expressions at the cloth ...
This is a worksheet to work with about 35' of the movie "Oliver Twist" released in the year 2005. My students and I were working with the rights of the children and I chose the film as a closure o ...
Ask kids to colour the name of a colour. It is for children who cannot write yet. It familiarizes them with spelling of different colours. You can put a ready coloured example on the blackboard or ...
This is a short test for elementary students. It's an opportunity to check vocabulary on months and week days. You can use it in your class. Test should be written in 10-15 minutes. Evaluation sys ...
This is a worksheet I wrote to use with an adult Business English student. It is appropriate for any level from pre-intermediate upwards. It aims to teach the student how to react to normal, unexp ...
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Speaking about fruit and vegetables that your students like. In the second exercise, your students have to ask questions to learn about other person's likes and dislikes about fruit and vegetables ...
It is a grammar worksheet to practice the past simple tense. It is a brief biography about a great artist, inventor and scientist Leonardo da Vinci. It can be used as a test or just grammar drill. ...
This PPT can be used to revise vocabulary related to autumn. Students have to look at the pictures and choose the correct option. There are five subcategories in the PPT: nature, fruit, animals, c ...
This PowerPoint contains some information about what people use to do in the old days. Some pictures were inserted to convey the meaning. There are some CCQs to check the language learners' ...
This ppt will be useful for all levels to motivate speaking activities about city. Students should imagine what their dream city will be like. They can put a name for their city and describe the ...
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