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.
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A nice worksheet to work with your students while watching their favourite TV serie- Friends. Play the video of the episode "The one with the cheesecake"and let them do the exercises. Remember to ...
This worksheet is for beginners and/or grade 1 or 2 primary students, it uses real pictures of common animals to help students identify the correct noun with the right animal, and forces them to g ...
It is a crossword puzzle for beginners where learners are called to identify, through clues, classroom objects which they should learn from the very first days in class in order to get used to lis ...
It is a crossword puzzle, where learners have to identify the twelve months of the year and then write each one of them starting from January to December. It can be used by beginners to practise s ...
This is a very simple missing letters activity for revising summer related vocabulary at elementary level. Students are asked to look at the pictures and complete the words with the missing letter ...
Students must use the correct numbers to complete the questions. They are allowed to use only the numbers given on the worksheet. There are ten questions that students must answer about the number ...
This maths resource was created for primary/elementary children. There are five shapes included on the page. Students are asked to look at the shapes and firstly name the shapes, and then write do ...
This maths resource was created for primary/elementary students. This worksheet includes seven number sequences with missing numbers. Students are asked to fill in the missing numbers. The numbers ...
[url=http://][/url]For low elementary/ primary learners. Learners practice writing cat, cup, bag and ant. The sheet starts with the whole word which you practice together, then fold the top over, ...
This worksheet is designed for adult students with the intention of encouraging them to talk about themselves. It can be used in a group setting or in pairs. The worksheet has open ended leading ...
This maths resource was created for primary/elementary students. Algebra is a way of solving a problem. Students are asked to use 'x' as a missing number. There are twelve sums to complete. An exa ...
Discussion worksheet about gun laws and massive shooting in the United States.The worksheet provides a text in which president Obama talks about new restrictions to gun laws and execises the vocab ...
This maths resource was created for elementary/primary students. The worksheet includes fourteen algebra sums. Students are asked to read the value of a, b and c and then work answer the questions ...
This worksheet includes information about some of the trees around the world. The pupils can rewrite the name of the trees to memorize the spelling and the accompanying pictures will help the pupi ...
One of the most interesting topics to teach is to combine human life with any kind of technology. Certainly the difference of girls and boys in using them can be a debatable issue. In this reading ...
This maths worksheet was created for primary/elementary students. The resource includes a chart with 10 blank spaces for students to fill in. Students are asked to look at the table and complete i ...
I made this worksheet for my mixed level (elementary/pre-int) summer school group. They are a rowdy lot but visuals seem to capture their attention. The video, Charlie Brown, It's Magic can be d ...
This song pair activity focuses on ability to hear particular words in a song. It doesn´t matter what song you use. It is easily adaptable. However, the level of English of your students sho ...
This worksheet can be used to find out how much your students know about Brazil. There are 11 mixed questions that students must answer including true or false, circle the correct answer, and answ ...
Simple ailments vocabulary and sentences.Having identified the ailment, students can make a simple sentence.Used for getting responses not just one word! Please note that in China one visits the h ...
Simple poster or reference sheet intended for students in grades 5 and 6 at Japanese elementary schools. It includes each of the months in English and Japanese accompanied by clipart depicting Ja ...
This is a simple vocabulary quiz based on Unit 70, Vocabulary in Use for pre-intermediate and intermediate students, 1997, CUP. The quiz can be used at the end of the topic "Sport". It doesn't tak ...
This NYC tipping guide is taken from the research of Waitbutwhy.com, original available here http://waitbutwhy.com/2014/04/everything-dont-know-tipping.html. I used the chart to start a discu ...
This is a crosswords puzzle with words to unscramble. I would add translations of each word in your students' mother tongue or definitions/explanations to make it easier. I was asked by one of my ...
This is for complete beginners. It improves kids spelling ability. The students spell the words in the spaces provided next to the pictures. It contains ten words related to kid's toy so that it i ...
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