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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.


With 14,321 vocabulary worksheets available, you can find material on a wide range of topics relating to your lesson or students’ needs below - including business, medical, animals, holidays, and many more. You’ll also find worksheets on idioms, colloquialisms, phrasal verbs, and even slang vocabulary.


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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Advice Column: Penny Pincher

Advice Column: Penny Pincher

BusyTeacher Contributor
Students read the advice column. Teacher can guide students through new vocabulary, idioms and expressions. There are discussion questions at the end, but teacher should feel free to ask more ques ...
3 Views 18,353 Adv
Giving Reasons and Making Suggestions

Giving Reasons and Making Suggestions

Ms. Lyn
This worksheet is about conversation on telling how a person feels and giving reasons for feeling so and making suggestions on how to make the person feel better. This also includes ten items abo ...
7 Views 36,809 Elem
Matching Syllables - Autumn/Fall Vocabulary

Matching Syllables - Autumn/Fall Vocabulary

This autumn theme worksheet asks students to match the syllables to make 12 autumn words then write the word on the line. The words are autumn, harvest, scarecrow, raincoat, haystack, cobweb, ...
7 Views 17,258 Elem
Alphabetical Order - Autumn/Fall Theme

Alphabetical Order - Autumn/Fall Theme

This autumn/fall worksheet was created for primary/elementary students and can be used as an extra resource when teaching students about autumn. It includes fifteen words that are associated with ...
5 Views 20,053 Elem
Reading: Artificial Intelligence (Article)

Reading: Artificial Intelligence (Article)

Máthé Emőke
I wanted to find out more about this issue after having read the summary of the AI film in one of our coursebooks. I found this article and worked out a multiple choice task for it. Before reading ...
11 Views 48,376 AdvExam
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Song Worksheet: Mixtape- a Different Listening Lesson Plan

Song Worksheet: Mixtape- a Different Listening Lesson Plan

A different listening lesson plan. Intermediate learners listen to two different songs, compare the themes, the tones of the singers and enjoy listening to two songs separately. This plan seems di ...
1 Views 10,162 IntAdv
Sport Idioms

Sport Idioms

A lot of idioms are inspired by the world of sport. Many of these idioms are very common so their knowledge can prove useful. This worksheet 'sports' the list of fifteen common idioms. I included ...
18 Views 34,087 Int
Countries and Nationalities 1

Countries and Nationalities 1

This worksheet will help you learn about countries and cities of origin. You can teach colours at the same time because you are talking about the flags as well. It will be very useful to rev ...
4 Views 18,271 Beg
First Steps of Writing in English

First Steps of Writing in English

This worksheet is used by our staff for teaching writing the first words in English for very young learners.. It is based on pronunciation in order to make it easier for kids to get used to differ ...
13 Views 24,831 Beg
Hex It

Hex It

Numbers 1 to 19 are in twelve rows of three. The rows of three are on the rim and outwards from the center #6. Each row of three totals 23. Six lines are along the sides of the hexa ...
4 Views 5,817 Int
What Does She Look Like?

What Does She Look Like?

This quiz will help your students to descibe people. 
3 Views 10,242 Pre-IntInt
All about Me

All about Me

I made this booklet on All About Me for my Pre- schoolers. First I discussed with the children about each page, making it into an interactive session. The responses were varied. The pictures on a ...
8 Views 28,410 Beg
Introduce Yourself [for Spanish Speakers]

Introduce Yourself [for Spanish Speakers]

Basic activity for the first class. Ss are asked to complete a text with some personal information. They have tips in Spanish to help them understand the main vocabulary. It is a writing exercise, ...
7 Views 30,765 Beg
Social Networks Worksheet

Social Networks Worksheet

PPT presentation with 16 questions on the topic of Social Networks and the way people are using them. I used it as a warmer at the beginning of the class to introduce the subject of Social Network ...
11 Views 28,448 ElemPre-IntIntAdv
English Proverbs

English Proverbs

The PowerPoint Presentation which is supposed to get the students to think and give the explanations to some of the most used proverbs in English language.There are some pictures so they can guess ...
2 Views 12,847 IntAdv
Movie Worksheet: Bear Grylls [TV Series

Movie Worksheet: Bear Grylls [TV Series "Escape from Hell"]

This worksheet is based on the Bear Grylls` TV series "Escape From Hell". The worksheet follows the first (on some websites it is marked as second) episode "Snow"in order of narration. It is ...
3 Views 14,389 Pre-IntIntAdv
Strange Conversation Starters

Strange Conversation Starters

Pascal Roussel
This is an activity you can use when you want your students to discuss something and they pretend that they don't know what to say. Give them these strange conversation starters. Il should bring s ...
21 Views 35,364 Pre-IntIntAdv
Song Worksheet: The Nicest Thing by Kate Nash

Song Worksheet: The Nicest Thing by Kate Nash

Kate Nash's song is perfect for revising I wish construction. In this activity students would analyze the stills from the video and make predictions, watch the video, check and finally listen to t ...
1 Views 12,648 Pre-IntIntAdv
Describing People

Describing People

This is a ppt file to introduce vocabulary in order to describe people. As it is intended for basic levels, the grammar structure covers present simple and continuous. It can be used to introduce ...
8 Views 18,206 BegElemPre-Int
Movie Worksheet: Minority Report (Discussion)

Movie Worksheet: Minority Report (Discussion)

This activity was prepared for class discussions; the movie is about whether or not our future can be predicted and how free will can affect it. The film should be watched and then students will f ...
4 Views 11,993 Adv
Classroom Objects - Flashcards

Classroom Objects - Flashcards

Mibilny Nauczyciel Angielskiego
There are twelve flashcards on such classroom objects as: a backpack, a pen, a pencil, a rubber, a sharpener, a notebook, crayons, books, a desk, a blackboard, a chair, a pencil case. They can be ...
10 Views 53,008 BegElem
Movie Worksheet: Maleficent

Movie Worksheet: Maleficent

This is a simple workshop specially designed for kids. Here they have two activities, the first one is just number the pictures while watching the movie. In the second one they must draw their fav ...
2 Views 18,184 BegElem
On This Day - Calendar Activity

On This Day - Calendar Activity

This is meant as a one-off vocabulary and past tenses practice lesson. The calendar is filled with on-this-day facts with one item blacked out. In groups the students put the removed words back, u ...
4 Views 15,603 Pre-IntInt
School Supplies Hangman

School Supplies Hangman

Hangman Game with school supplies vocabulary. Have students select a letter of the alphabet. Click on the keyboard button with the appropriate letter on it. If the letter is contained in the word/ ...
17 Views 18,220 ElemPre-Int
Movie Worksheet: Franklin's Bad Day

Movie Worksheet: Franklin's Bad Day

Watch the Franklin's episode and do the exercises connected with it. You can find the episode e.g on page http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oxGWsYnigQ. In the first task you tick the animals that ap ...
3 Views 8,713 BegElem

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