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 presentation introduces the Baroque Period in the arts, focussing specifically on the music of the era. It was originally used for my students studying Music within the bilingual progra ...
This presentation introduces to the general context of the Classical period in the arts, focussing specifically on the music of the era. It was originally used for my students studying Music withi ...
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This presentation contains idioms of the English language. I tried to think about the ones I myself as a native English speaker use, rather than the more traditional ones taught in ESL textbooks t ...
This presentation contains mainly images as a way to talk about Burns Night and introduce Scottish culture into the ESL classroom. It talks about the main traditions of Robert Burns Night and also ...
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It was created to promote an interesting discussion about controversial topics. Teachers must be aware of students' opinion and act as a guide in the discussion. It would be helpful if p ...
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This presentation, which I adapted from an original produced by a colleague, talks about the Musical Score in English. It is designed to introduce musical vocabulary and was used for my students w ...
This presentation introduces students to the 'indie kid'. It would be an ideal warmer activity when learning about youth culture and different tribes young people can join. Contains some pictures ...
This powerpoint presentation contains a true/false activity on Halloween customs, as well as questions on a video clip from ET, the film directed by Steven Spielberg. My students really enjoyed th ...
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This resource is a great activity to use if you are looking for resources with a World Cup theme. This worksheet includes 10 countries and 10 pictures of the flag of each country. Students match t ...
This word search is a great activity to use if you are looking for resources with a World Cup theme. There are 20 World Cup qualifying teams to find. How many words can you find hidden in the grid ...
This worksheet will help students to practise family words and relationships on the basis of a family tree. They have to find out the relatedness between the family members - who is related to who ...
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This is a movie activity I used at the end of a module with the theme "Environmental solutions". It´s great to revise / consolidate vocabulary concerning the topic. This is a filling the bla ...
This worksheet is part (4) of a 4 part set that includes vocabulary words, crossword puzzle, sentence cloze, and wordsearch. I hope it is useful to everyone interested. I use these sets for my En ...
This worksheet is part (4) of a 4 part set that includes vocabulary words, crossword puzzle, sentence cloze, and wordsearch. I hope it is useful to everyone interested. I use these sets for my En ...
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