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 worksheet is part (3) 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 (2) 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 (1) 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 ...
This worksheet is part (3) 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 (2) 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 (1) 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 (1) 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 demo package includes 2 quote posters beautifully designed to stand out in your classroom and 2 different student worksheets that will help students with the skill of making inferences. This ...
I used a great video from http://www.eslvideo.com/esl_video_quiz_low_intermediate.php?id=13279 and typed the script. Based on it I designed a listening comprehension worksheet with tasks tha ...
A presentation designed to act as conversation stimulus on the topic of technology in sports. Looks at hawk-eye technology used in tennis and football. This was originally used for a class of 16-1 ...
A relatively detailed presentation that introduces students to Arthur Conan Doyle and the stories of Sherlock Holmes. Contains background information about the author, context, genre, main charact ...
The presentation is about three British artists from three different periods of history. The artists are JMW Turner, LS Lowry and Tracy Emin. Originally used in a lesson for bilingual students in ...
This worksheet has two parts. The first one is a speaking activity which prepares students for watching a video. The second part is a listening activity to help students understand the pros and c ...
Vocabulary list for Russian speakers. I created this activity to accompany our viewing of Ferris Bueller's Day Off, because my class was curious about Chicago. I mostly selected this video because ...
This is a follow-up for my "At a party: meet new people" worksheet. I created 18 fake business cards based on the same celebrities so that my students can work on exchanging phone numbers and emai ...
I've designed these 18 role cards for a small group of adults who need to review basic introductions. Each card gives the student a role freely based on a celebrity. Then I tell them they all ...
This worksheet is meant for Literacy ESL or Level 1 students. Students can put the meat and fish items in the correct categories on the first worksheet. On the second worksheet, students can ...
This has two worksheets meant for Literacy or Level 1 English learners. The first worksheet is matching where the students have to match the correct vocabulary word with the item in the picture. O ...
Students can circle the correct food item that they see in the picture. This worksheet is meant for Literacy or Level 1 ESL students. This is a great worksheet for beginner levels who are learning ...
Students can write the vocabulary words under each picture by filling in the blanks. This is great for English Literacy students and if the students have trouble remembering the vocabulary words, ...
This is intended for elementary students who (perhaps) are interested in cars. First a few expressions need to be explained, then events need to be put in order. The worksheet is copied on 2 ...
This is a reading test for intermediate students who are asked to read the text, go through the text and find words or expressions that mean the same as words given, complete the sentences with in ...
A generic boardgame laid out like an American football field which can be used in a lot of different ways. Students could be required to say a sentence, ask/answer a question or say a vocabulary ...
This is a simple worksheet for beginning writers to practice writing 'I can...' and 'I can't....'. There are models of how to write both and two lines with traceable words plus space for the stud ...
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